Covid-19: Long Island Sees Positivity Rate Uptick For Third Day In Row, New Breakdown By Town
For the third straight day, Long Island has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases, though the state has seen a daily infection rate of under 1 percent for nearly four weeks.
Long Island reported:
1.4 percent infection rate on Thursday, Sept. 3,
1.1 percent on Wednesday, Sept. 2,
0.8 percent on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Statewide, there were 864 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, though the infection rate was .92 percent of 93,395 newly tested New Yorkers.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made note that the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force evaluated nearly 1,300 bars and restaurants in N…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns
Long Island has seen a slight uptick in positive COVID-19 cases though statewide numbers continue trending in the right direction.
There have now been 44,924 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, and 45,006 in Suffolk as each county saw less than 100 new cases in the latest numbers provided by the state Department of Health.
There have been 2,198 COVID-19 fatalities in Nassau and 2,005 in Suffolk.
On Long Island, the positive infection rate over the past three days:
Monday, Aug. 31: 1.0 percent;
Tuesday, Sept. 1: 0.8 percent;
Wednesday, Sept. 2: 1.1 percent.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo not…
Covid-19: Here Are Latest Number Of Cases As Long Island Moves To Phase 2 Of Reopening Process
Long Island remains on track to enter Phase 2 of reopening the economy this week as the state and region continue recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Monday, June 8 in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that Long Island remains on track to enter the second phase of reopening as of Wednesday, June 10.
Phase 2 includes outdoor dining at restaurants, office-based jobs, real estate, barbershops, salons, and expanded retail services.
On Long Island, nine weeks ago, 55 percent of residents tested came back positive for COVID-1…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Long Island Eyes Reopening
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalization, fatality, and infection rates continue to trend downward on Long Island as the region eyes the beginning phases of reopening.
With 73 new positive COVID-19 cases in Nassau County, 36,368 residents have now tested positive, while in Suffolk, there were 84 new positive tests, as the total rose to 38,411 since the outbreak began in mid-March.
In Nassau, 2,065 residents have died from COVID-19, while 1,791 Suffolk residents have died from the virus.
There are currently fewer than 600 people in Nassau and 500 people in Suffolk still hospitalized on …
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Hospitalization Trends, Cases
There have now been nearly 250,000 people tested and more than 76,000 confirmed positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Long Island as the region looks to begin the process of reopening the economy.
In Nassau County, the state Department of Health is reporting that 124,888 residents have been tested, resulting in 38,743 (31 percent) positive cases. In Suffolk County, 124,052 people have been tested, which has led to 37,544 (30.3 percent) positive cases in residents.
Since the outbreak began in early March, there have been 2,016 COVID-19-related deaths in Nassau, and 1,697 in Suffolk.…
