Long Island continues to face the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, as Nassau and Suffolk reported more than 1,400 new infections in the last round of testing.
In Suffolk County, 1,673 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, January 12, bringing the total to 118,829 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,457 new infections in Nassau and the total increased to 106,954.
The number of new cases is the highest in any state county outside of New York City, where there were 5,822 new cases reported.
No other county has had more than 750 new infections.
There were 15 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Suffolk, bringing the total to 2,502, while there were eight new virus-related deaths in Nassau, bringing the total to 2,504.
A total of 2.17 million COVID-19 tests were administered in Suffolk, with 2.13 million administered in Nassau.
Despite the new spike in cases, the rate of positive infection on Long Island is trending in the right direction, going from 9.19% on Sunday, January 10, to 9.07 the next day, to 8.90% on the 12th of January.
The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Long Island is up to 1,629, representing 0.06 percent of the region’s population. State officials report that 29% of hospital beds are still available on Long Island.
Long Island has 854 ICU beds, 643 of which are currently occupied with COVID-19 patients. On January 13, 21% of the region’s ICU beds were still available.
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 13:
- Brookhaven: 32,120;
- Islip: 30,140;
- Babylon: 16,482;
- Huntington: 13,314;
- Smithtown: 8,402;
- Southampton: 3,390;
- Riverhead: 2,237;
- Southold: 1,059;
- East Hampton: 1,031;
- Shelter Island: 34.
The most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau County are being reported to the County Health Department at:
- Hempstead: 4,288;
- Freeport: 3,672;
- Levittown: 3,591;
- Hicksville: 3,042;
- Elmont: 2,849;
- Valley Stream: 2,892;
- East Meadow: 2,881;
- Uniondale: 2,657;
- Long Beach: 2,393;
- Franklin Square: 2,343;
- Glen Cove: 2,289;
- Near the ocean: 2,055;
- Woodmere: 1,688;
- Baldwin: 1,660;
- Massapequa: 1,550;
- Plainview: 1,445;
- Rockville Center: 1,455;
- Roosevelt: 1,416;
- West Hempstead: 1,412;
- North Valley Stream: 1,323;
- Wantagh: 1,321;
- Mineola: 1,306;
- North Bellmore: 1,296;
- Massapequa do Leste: 1,294;
- Lynbrook: 1,266;
- Massapequa do Norte: 1,251;
- Merrick: 1,247;
- Massapequa Park: 1,222;
- Westbury: 1,182.
- Garden City: 1,160;
- Seaford: 1,115;
- New Cassel: 1,097.
“We are dealing with a large number of COVID cases across the state as we move through the dark winter days, and while I understand that the COVID fatigue has set in, we need New Yorkers to remember that we are not out yet. of danger, “said Cuomo. “The vaccine is the weapon that ends the war, but we are caught in a race between its rapid distribution and the spread of new cases.”
There were 196,868 COVID-19 tests administered in New York on Tuesday, January 12, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, resulting in 14,577 positive cases for an infection rate of 7.40 percent.
There are now 8,929 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized across the state, three more, while more than 1,500 are in the ICU and 924 are intubated with the virus. There were 165 new deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours.
Since the pandemic began in March last year, nearly 28 million New Yorkers have been tested for COVID-19, with 1,169,947 testing positive for the virus. There were a total of 32,175 COVID-19-related deaths reported across the state.
“New Yorkers can overcome this together, but it will require a willingness to take precautions not just for them, but for others,” added Cuomo. “Wash your hands, wear a mask and stay socially aloof. New York State is working to expand its testing and hospital capacity, but it will take all of us to reach the light at the end of the tunnel.”
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