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Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2.4K-Plus New Cases, Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Latest Data
Long Island saw more than 2,400 newly reported COVID-19 cases, as well as a slight increase in the positive-test rate, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, Jan. 17.
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There were 1,362 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,110 in Nassau for a total of 2,472.
The positive infection rate on Long Island for the last three days is as follows.
Friday, Jan. 15: 8.06 percent
Saturday, Jan. 16: 7.81 percent
Sunday, Jan. 17: 7.84 perce…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 10K New Cases Over Weekend; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Community
Long Island reported more than 10,000 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with more than 4,500 in both Nassau and Suffolk.
In Suffolk County, 5,688 new COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the total to 113,943 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health. There were 4,838 new infections in Nassau as the total rose to 102,584 as of Monday, Jan. 11.
The number of new cases is the highest of any county in the state outside of New York City.
New virus-related deaths brought the total to 2,453 in Suffolk and 2,482 in Nassau, up from 2,…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Nearly 3,200 New Cases, Another Increase In Infection Rate
Long Island saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive infection rate, along with nearly 3,200 newly reported cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 2.
There were 1,786 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,409 in Nassau for a total of 3,195.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last five days is as follows.
Monday, Dec. 28: 6.85 percent
Tuesday, Dec. 29: 7.49 percent
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 8.04 percent
Thursday, Dec. 31: 8.42 percent
Friday, Jan. 1: 8.82 percent
There are a total of 1,415 hospitalizations …
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Have Tripled In Nassau County Since Thanksgiving Day, Curran Says
During the 37-day stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Nassau County has seen COVID-19 hospitalizations triple as the number of new cases continues to spike during the holiday season, County Executive Laura Curran said.
Alarm bells are ringing in Curran’s head, as the county’s COVID-19 positivity rate on Tuesday, Dec.29 rose to 6.16 percent with 879 positive cases out of 14,306 tests administered in Nassau.
According to Curran, since Thanksgiving, the number of hospitalizations in Nassau has tripled, with 657 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, including 74 in ICU and 48 i…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2,366 New Cases; Latest Breakdown By County
Long Island saw a total of 2,366 new COVID-19 infections, according to information released by state health officials on Friday, Dec. 25.
There were 1,270 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk (a slight decrease from the day before) and 1,096 in Nassau (a slight increase over a day earlier) on Thursday, Dec. 24, as Long Island saw a total of 2,366 new cases. That's an increase of 16 from Wednesday, Dec. 23.
There are currently 1,169 patients hospitalized with COVID on Long Island, with 25 percent of hospital beds available in Nassau and Suffolk. A total of 629 of 817 ICU beds are occupie…
Covid-19: 1,000-Plus New Long Island Cases Confirmed; Here's Latest Rundown By County
More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Long Island, according to the latest data from the state.
According to the state Department of Health, There were 748 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 67,860 since the pandemic began, while an additional 534 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total reached 65,632 as of Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The current seven-day average infection rate has now climbed past 4.15 percent for the first time since the spring.
Overall infection rates of those tested on Long Island rose in both Suffolk and Nassau from 4.2 to 4.3 percent since the …
Covid-19: Long Island Sees More Than 1,200 New Cases; Latest Breakdown By County
Long Island saw an increase of more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases, according to data released on Thursday, Nov. 26.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under New York State's Micro-Cluster strategy is 4.90 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 2.68 percent.
Within the focus areas, 49,195 test results were reported Wednesday, Nov. 25, yielding 2,412 positives.
In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 168,526 test results were reported, yielding 4,521 positives.
The positive testing rates for the last three days on Long Island …
