Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Breakdown By Community
After seeing a slight reprieve, the positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island has surged past 5.50 percent as New York contends with new cases of the virus rapidly spreading across the state.
On Long Island, the average seven-day average positive percentage of those tested in Nassau and Suffolk dipped from 5.72 percent on Friday, April 15 to 5.41 percent the following day, up to 5.46 percent on Sunday, April 17, before spiking to 5.55 on Monday, April 18, according to the state Department of Health.
Statewide, during that same span, the average positivity rate rose from 4.78 percent t…
Long Island Man Killed After Losing Control Of Vehicle, Police Say
A Long Island man was killed after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and hitting a tree, police said.
The crash took place in Suffolk County around 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 in East Hampton.
Jefferson D. Eames, age 53, of East Hampton, was driving a 2011 Yamaha motorcycle northbound on Accabone Road when he veered off the roadway and struck a tree, said Lt. Daniel Toia, of the East Hampton Police.
Eames was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hampton where he died from his injuries, police said.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the crash and ask that anyo…
