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Covid-19: Long Island Tops All NY Regions For Vaccine Shots
Long Island is approaching the threshold for COVID-19 vaccination numbers that health experts say could lead to herd immunity, according to the Department of Health.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that as of Monday, May 24, 69 percent of Long Islanders have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the highest rate of the state’s 10 designated regions.
Statewide, more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, representing approximately 63 percent of New York’s population, with nearly nine million completing the vaccination process.
On Long Island, a total of 1,348,414 have rec…