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COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Rises Again; New Rundown Of Cases By Community COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Rises Again; New Rundown Of Cases By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Rises Again; New Rundown Of Cases By Community Thirteen new COVID-19-related deaths were confirmed on Long Island in the latest data released by the state, as the infection rate rose for the fourth straight day. According to the Department of Health, there were eight new COVID-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,170 since the pandemic began, while five new deaths brought the total in Nassau to 2,992.  In Suffolk, 652  new infections were confirmed, bringing the total in the county to 171,950 since the pandemic began last year. Nassau reported 623 new cases, as the total hit 157,985. The average seven-day infection rat…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data The positive COVID-19 test rate on Long Island remains among the highest in the state as both Suffolk and Nassau counties recorded more than 500 new cases in the latest data released by the state Department of Health. In Suffolk, 598  new infections were confirmed, bringing the total in the county to 168,199 since the pandemic began last year. Nassau reported 577 new cases, as the total hit 154,288. The average seven-day infection rate on Long Island was up slightly, from 4.23 percent on Monday, March 8 to 4.25 the following day, the second-highest in the state behind only the mid-Huds…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community Both Nassau and Suffolk counties reported more than 450 new COVID-19 cases in the latest data released by the state, as the positive infection rate rose slightly over the weekend to the highest number in New York. In Suffolk, 552  new infections were confirmed, bringing the total in the county to 167,049 since the pandemic began last year. Nassau reported 453 new cases, as the total hit 153,099. The average seven-day infection rate of those tested for COVID-19 rose from 4.19 percent on Friday, March 5 to 4.28 percent on Sunday, March 7, the highest percentage in New York State. As of …

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data Both Nassau and Suffolk counties reported more than 600 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the latest data released by the state Department of Health, though the infection rate held steady for the second straight day. In Nassau, 687 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total in the county to 150,538 since the pandemic began last year. Suffolk reported 654 new cases, as the total hit 164,539. The average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested for COVID was unchanged at 4.18 percent on Wednesday, March 3, keeping it the highest in the state ahead of the mid-Hudson Valley (4.1…

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COVID-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island is approaching 4 percent as the region continues recovering from the winter surge of the virus. In Nassau County, 742 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 146,727, while there were 675 new infections reported in Suffolk as the number of cases hit 160,967.  On Long Island, the COVID-19 positivity rate of those tested has dropped in the past three days from 4.10 percent to 4.08 percent on Thursday, Feb. 25. Statewide, the infection rate dipped slightly from 3.36 percent to 3.22 percent over the same stretch. As of …

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees Uptick In Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees Uptick In Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Uptick In Cases; Here's Brand-New Breakdown By Community The COVID-19 numbers on Long Island continue to trend in the right direction though both Nassau and Suffolk counties saw a slight uptick in new cases. More than 600 new COVID-19 cases were reported in both counties in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health, causing the positive infection rate on Long Long Island to slightly rise. Suffolk was reporting 721 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 160,292, while there were 695 newly confirmed infections in Nassau, as the overall number hit 145,985. On Long Island, the seven-day average positive COVID-19 infection rate of t…

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community The COVID-19 numbers on Long Island continue to trend in the right direction after both Nassau and Suffolk counties saw a slight uptick in cases over the weekend. More than 400 new COVID-19 cases were reported in both counties in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health, though the positive infection rate is on the decline. Over the weekend, the average seven-day positivity rate jumped to 4.35 percent, though it has dropped back down to 4.10 percent on Tuesday, Feb. 23, still among the highest in the state. Statewide, the infection rate dipped slightly from 3.53 percent to …

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,000+ New Cases Here's Brand-New Rundown By Community More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Long Island, though the overall positivity rate in the region has dropped slightly after a small spike over the weekend. The state Department of Health was reporting 640 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nassau, with an additional 554 new cases in Suffolk bringing the totals to 144,771 and 159,146 total cases, respectively, since the pandemic began nearly a year ago. According to the Department of Health, the positivity rate dropped to 4.30 percent on Monday, Feb. 22 after it rose to 4.35 percent over the weekend. The positive infect…

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick Positive-Test Rate; New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick Positive-Test Rate; New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick Positive-Test Rate; New Breakdown By Community Long Island no longer has the state's highest infection rate in New York, though it saw a slight uptick in its positivity rate over the weekend. The seven-day rolling average infection rate of those tested on Long Island went from 4.31 percent on Friday, Feb. 19, to 4.27 percent the following day and back up to 4.35 percent on Sunday, Feb. 21. During that same span, the statewide rate dipped from 3.53 percent to 3.52 percent following a post-holiday surge. As of Monday, Feb. 22, there were 986 COVID-19 patients - down from 1,111 - hospitalized on Long Island, representing 0.03 percent …

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues dropping as it approaches 5 percent for the first time since early last month as both Nassau and Suffolk saw nearly 1,000 newly reported infections each. Suffolk County reported 810 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 152,603 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health. Nassau confirmed 748 new infections, as the total rose to 137,944 positive cases. According to the Department of Health, the positive infection rate on Long Island dropped from 5.36 percent on Monday, Feb. 8, to 5.29 percent the fol…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues dropping as it approaches 5 percent for the first time since early last month as both Nassau and Suffolk saw nearly 1,000 newly reported infections each. Nassau County saw 919 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 137,196 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health. Suffolk confirmed 828 new infections, as the total rose to 151,793 positive cases. According to the Department of Health, the positive infection rate on Long Island dropped from 5.36 percent on Monday, Feb. 8, to 5.29 percent the followin…

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COVID-19: LI Has Highest Positivity Hospitalization Rates, Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: LI Has Highest Positivity Hospitalization Rates, Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: LI Has Highest Positivity Hospitalization Rates, Latest Breakdown Of Cases New York is coming out the other side of the post-holiday COVID-19 surge, though Long Island continues to raise red flags with the highest hospitalization and positivity rate out of the state's 10 regions. Hundreds of new infections were reported in both Nassau and Suffolk, though both counties have seen an improvement after there was a surge following the holiday season. There have now been 150,965 positive COVID-19 cases in Suffolk out of 2.64 million tests administered countywide, according to the state Department of Health. In Nassau, there have been 136,277 confirmed cases out of 2.6 m…

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