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In the latest update from the state Department of Health, the average seven-day positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested on Long Island rose to 4.18 percent on Monday, Sept. 13, up from 4.12 percent the previous day.
The statewide positive infection rate has dipped for the third straight day, from 3.22 on Saturday, Sept. 11 to 3.19 percent the following day and down to 3.16 percent on Sept. 13.
In Suffolk, 556 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the latest update from the state, with 407 new cases in Nassau, bringing the totals to 223,543 and 203,624 respectively.
A total of 28 new virus-related deaths were reported in New York on Sept. 13. There have now been 3,239 COVID-19 fatalities in Nassau and 3,494 in Suffolk.
Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health:
- North Country: 5.65 percent (down .18 percent);
- Central New York: 5.41 percent (down .32 percent);
- Western New York: 4.88 percent (down .19 percent);
- Mohawk Valley: 4.66 percent (down .26 percent);
- Finger Lakes: 4.58 percent (down .11 percent);
- Capital Region: 4.38 percent (down .04 percent);
- Long Island: 4.18 percent (up .06 percent);
- Hudson Valley: 3.56 percent (down .08 percent);
- Southern Tier: 3.20 percent (down .11 percent);
- New York City: 2.17 percent (up .02 percent).
At the beginning of the summer, no single region had an infection rate above 1.50 percent.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County, according. to the Department of Health as of Tuesday, Sept. 14:
- Brookhaven: 65,769;
- Islip: 54,303;
- Babylon: 31,794;
- Huntington: 25,459;
- Smithtown: 16,031;
- Southampton: 6,604;
- Riverhead: 4,016;
- East Hampton: 2,026;
- Southold: 1,831;
- Shelter Island: 80.
According to the latest data from the county Department of Health, the most cases in Nassau County have been recorded in:
- Levittown: 6,464;
- Hempstead: 5,247;
- Hicksville: 5,119;
- Freeport: 4,794;
- Valley Stream: 4,626;
- East Meadow: 4,442;
- Elmont: 3,992;
- Oceanside: 3,920;
- Long Beach: 3,785;
- Franklin Square: 3,748;
- Glen Cove: 3,408;
- Uniondale: 3,141;
- Massapequa: 2,784;
- Baldwin: 2,730;
- Rockville Centre: 2,715;
- Wantagh: 2,500;
- Woodmere: 2,493;
- North Bellmore: 2,391;
- North Massapequa: 2,385;
- Plainview: 2,378;
- West Hempstead: 2,339;
- Bellmore: 2,085;
- Merrick: 2,284;
- Mineola: 2,215;
- East Massapequa: 2,201;
- Garden City: 2,169;
- Lynbrook: 2,169;
- Seaford: 2,093;
- Massapequa Park: 2,106.
There were 117,753 new COVID-19 tests administered in New York on Sept. 13, according to the latest update from the Department of Health, resulting in 4,098 newly confirmed infections for a 3.48 percent daily infection rate.
Eighty-five new COVID-19 patients were admitted to New York hospitals as the number being treated for the virus rose to 2,476 statewide.
According to the Department of Health, a total of 79.2 percent of New Yorkers over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 71.5 percent are fully vaccinated.
Officials said that 66.9 percent of all New Yorkers have received at least one dose, with 60.2 percent completing the vaccination process.
As of Sept. 14, 1,806,055 (4,431 new) first doses have been administered to Long Island residents, while 1,598,606 (2,929 new) have completed the process, both among the highest rates in the state.
"Wearing a mask, washing your hands, getting your vaccine - it's that easy to keep yourself and your community safe," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "If you haven't gotten your vaccine already, now is the best time to do so. It's safe, effective, free, and readily available anywhere across the great state of New York."
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