Long Island saw a further increase in the positive COVID-19 infection rate, along with almost 2,700 new cases reported, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Sunday, January 3.
There were 1,516 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,166 in Nassau, for a total of 2,682.
The rate of positive infection on Long Island in the past six days is as follows.
- Monday, December 28: 6.85 percent
- Tuesday, December 29: 7.49 percent
- Wednesday, December 30: 8.04 percent
- Thursday, December 31: 8.42 percent
- Friday, January 1: 8.82 percent
- Saturday, January 2: 9.11 percent
There are a total of 1,424 hospitalizations on Long Island as of Sunday, with approximately 25% of hospital beds still available in Nassau and Suffolk.
There are currently 631 COVID-19 patients being treated in 814 Long Island ICUs, with 23 percent of these beds still available.
There have been 24 COVID-related deaths recently reported on Long Island – 13 in Suffolk County and 11 in Nassau County, and 138 across the state. There have already been 30,476 COVID deaths across the state during the pandemic.
Here are Saturday’s state data:
- Test results report – 142,345
- Total Positive – 11,368
- Positive percentage – 7.98%
- Hospitalization of the patient – 7,963 (+149)
- Newly admitted patients – 813
- ICU Number – 1,344 (+23)
- ICU number with intubation – 815 (+29)
- Total discharges – 104,402 (+574)
- Deaths – 138
- Total deaths – 30,476
“As we move into this new year, one of our most urgent challenges, along with maintaining our diligence in preventing the spread of the virus, will be ensuring that the vaccine is made available in a fair manner,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday . “COVID exposed many of the injustices that exist in our society, mainly that racism is, without a doubt, a public health crisis.
“Case in point – the data continued to show that, despite the higher rates of infection and mortality in the black and Latino communities, the tests remained more widely available in the white communities.
“I refuse to allow race or income to determine who lives and who dies in New York and I’m serious. That’s why, as we work to break barriers and ensure access to the vaccine for everyone, I won’t get the vaccine until be available for my age group in black, hispanic and poor communities across the state. “
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