Nassau and Suffolk counties saw more than 1,600 new cases of COVID-19 each, while Long Island addressed 4,000 total cases for the third time this week.
There were 2,194 new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk and 1,634 in Nassau – both the highest in the state, behind only 6,387 in New York City – according to the latest data from the state Department of Health on Thursday, January 7th.
Twenty-two new virus-related deaths have brought the Suffolk total to 2,410 since the pandemic began, and seven new deaths in Nassau have raised the death toll to 2,452.
Long Island’s positive COVID-19 infection rate remained high, but remained stable, dropping from 9.61% on Monday, January 4, to 9.52% the next day, and to 9.51% on Wednesday, January 6.
Suffolk saw 108,255 cases of COVID-19 in more than two million tested (up to an infection rate of 5.3%), while there were 97,746 in Nassau of 2 million tests that were administered (infection rate of 4.8%) .
Currently, there are 1,579 inhabitants of Long Island hospitalized with the virus, compared to 1,420 a week ago, representing 0.06% of the population and about 77% of the hospital beds available in the region.
There are more than 700 of Long Island’s 812 ICU beds occupied, leaving approximately 19% still available.
In response to the increase in the hospitalization rate, Nassau County executive Laura Curran said that, in order to preserve the hospital’s capacity, she was restoring the EMS pandemic screening protocols, which will allow paramedics to recommend those with mild symptoms. of COVID-19 to recover at home instead of being hospitalized unnecessarily.
If Long Island risks reaching 90% of hospital capacity in three weeks, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to shut down the entire region.
The latest analysis of confirmed and new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk, according to the county Department of Health on January 7
- Brookhaven: 29,016;
- Islip: 27,748;
- Babylon: 15,167;
- Huntington: 12,166;
- Smithtown: 7,631;
- Southampton: 3,082;
- Riverhead: 2,032;
- Southold: 975;
- East Hampton: 923;
- Shelter Island: 32.
The most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau County are being reported to the County Health Department at:
- Hempstead: 4,017;
- Freeport: 3,384;
- Levittown: 3,241;
- Hicksville: 2,787;
- Elmont: 2,642;
- Valley Stream: 2,669
- Uniondale: 2,498;
- East Meadow: 2,571;
- Long Beach: 2,196;
- Franklin Square: 2,160;
- Glen Cove: 2,107;
- Near the ocean: 1,877;
- Woodmere: 1,585;
- Baldwin: 1,517;
- Massapequa: 1,415;
- Roosevelt: 1,343;
- Rockville Center: 1,325;
- West Hempstead: 1,291;
- North Valley Stream: 1,207;
- Wantagh: 1,199;
- Mineola: 1,188;
- East Massapequa: 1,177;
- North Bellmore: 1,159;
- Lynbrook: 1,148;
- New Cassel: 1,037;
- Merrick: 1,122;
- Massapequa do Norte: 1,116;
- Massapequa Park: 1,112
- Westbury: 1,100;
- Freeport: 1,009.
There were 152,402 COVID-19 tests administered in New York on Monday, January 4, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, resulting in 12,666 positive cases for an 8.31 percent infection rate.
There are now 8,590 (339 new) patients with COVID-19 hospitalized across the state, with 1,392 in the ICU and 851 currently intubated with the virus.
Since the pandemic began in March last year, more than 26 million New Yorkers have been tested for COVID-19, with 1,041,028 testing positive for the virus. There were a total of 30,802 COVID-19-related deaths reported across the state.
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