COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island was back on the rise after seeing a slight reprieve over the holiday weekend as the country continues to combat the spread of mutations of the virus. After seeing the average seven-day infection rate settle at 4.26 percent for several days, it rose on Tuesday, Sept. 7 to 4.40 percent of those tested in the region, according to the New York State Department of Health. Statewide, the infection rate is also climbing, from 3.27 percent to 3.34 percent on Sept. 7.  In Suffolk, 437 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the latest updat…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley was back on the rise after seeing a slight reprieve over the holiday weekend as the country continues to combat the spread of mutations of the virus. After seeing the average seven-day infection rate rise to 3.62 percent, it rose on Tuesday, Sept. 7 to 3.74 percent of those tested in the region, according to the New York State Department of Health. Statewide, the infection rate is also climbing, from 3.27 percent to 3.34 percent on Sept. 7. A total of 31 new virus-related deaths were reported in New York, including single fatalitie…
COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community There was no time off for COVID-19 over Labor Day Weekend as the virus continues to surge across Long Island.  Over the holiday weekend, the seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island rose from 4.23 percent on Friday, Sept. 3 to 4.31 percent the following day before dipping back down to 4.26 percent in the latest update from the New York State Department of Health. In Suffolk, 315 new infections were confirmed in the latest update from the state, while there were 239 in Nassau, bringing the totals to 219,702 and 200,720 respectively.  Six new virus-related deaths we…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley's Infection Rate Stays Above State Average; New Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley's Infection Rate Stays Above State Average; New Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley's Infection Rate Stays Above State Average; New Breakdown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley is down slightly but remains above the state average as variants of the virus continue to surge. In the Hudson Valley, the seven-day average infection rate saw a downtick, from 3.67 percent of those tested in the region to 3.65 on Sunday, Aug. 29 in the latest data released by the state Department of Health. Statewide, over the past three days, the average infection rate dropped from 3.32 percent to 3.29 percent and back up to 3.31 percent on Aug. 29, still below the rate in the Hudson Valley. Eighteen new COVID-19-related deaths we…
COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community More than 300 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in both Nassau and Suffolk counties as the positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island is back hovering above 4 percent. After several days of seeing the infection rate drop, the average seven-day positive rate jumped from 4.17 percent to 4.31 percent in the latest update provided by the state Department of Health over the weekend. The statewide infection is also on the rise, up to 3.29 percent, down slightly as other regions in the state contend with variants of the virus.  In Suffolk, 467 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in t…