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Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Case Breakdown By Community
More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Long Island in the past 24 hours as the positive infection rate saw a small increase and remains among the highest in New York.
For the third straight day, the seven-day average infection rate on Long Island rose, from 4.39 percent to 4.52 percent on Thursday, April 1, the second-highest of New York's 10 regions, better only than the mid-Hudson Valley's 4.84 percent rate.
Statewide, the positive infection rate continues to rise, up to 3.59 percent on April 1.
In Suffolk, 706 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections were reported, bringing the …
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Hudson Valley Cases By County, Other Data
For the first time in nearly a week, the Hudson Valley saw a downtick - however small - in its positive COVID-19 infection rate as the region reported more than 1,000 new cases for the second straight day.
According to the state Department of Health, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate is down to 4.66 percent on Wednesday, March 17, from 4.67 percent the day before, still the highest rate in the state, ahead of Long Island (4.49 percent), and New York City (4.15 percent).
A total of 1,090 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Hudson Valley out of thousands of tests adminis…
