Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Climbs Over 4 Percent; New Breakdown By Community
Long Island hit a dubious milestone as the battle against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rages forward.
The average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island of those tested jumped above 4 percent, to 4.07 percent on Thursday, Aug. 19, up from 3.96 percent the previous day, representing the first time the number topped that threshold in months.
Statewide, the average infection rate is on the decline for the third straight day, from 3.16 percent on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to 3.15 the following day, to 3.13 percent on Aug. 19.
In Suffolk, 568 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed,…
More Than $220,000 Raised To Support Family Of Uber Driver Killed In Hamptons Crash
More than $220,000 has been raised to support the family of a Long Island man who died in a head-on crash in the Hamptons over the weekend.
The night of Saturday, July 24, Farhan Zahid, age 32, of Bay Shore, while working for Uber, was driving a Toyota Prius east on Montauk Highway, near the intersection of Quogue Street East, when his vehicle was hit by a westbound Nissan Maxima driven by Justin Mendez, age 22, of Brookhaven. Both drivers were killed in the crash, along with three other passengers of the Toyota.
Quogue Police identified the passengers killed in the crash as 20-ye…
