Long Island saw more than 2,400 new cases of COVID-19 reported, as well as a slight increase in the positive test rate, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, January 17.
There were 1,362 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,110 in Nassau for a total of 2,472.
The rate of positive infection on Long Island in the past three days is as follows.
- Friday, January 15: 8.06 percent
- Saturday, January 16: 7.81 percent
- Sunday, January 15: 7.84 percent
As of Monday, there were a total of 1,649 hospitalizations on Long Island, with approximately 29% of hospital beds still available in Nassau and Suffolk.
There are currently 672 COVID-19 patients being treated at 848 Long Island ICU units, with 24 percent of these beds still available.
There have been 23 COVID-related deaths recently reported on Long Island – 12 in Suffolk County and 11 in Nassau County, and 153 across the state. 33,052 COVID deaths have already occurred across the state during the pandemic.
Here are the state data for Sunday:
“While we are encouraged as the numbers start to drop to pre-holiday levels, we still have a long way to go before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday. market . “Not only has the federal government opened the floodgates of eligibility without increasing the supply of vaccine, we are now seeing new strains of the virus from the UK, South Africa and Brazil that could trigger a second wave – but the federal government continues to do nothing.
“If these tensions hit, we’ll see our numbers increase again. New York used our springtime experience to prepare our hospitals and our residents, while we continue to fight this invisible enemy and it’s time for the federal government to follow suit – increase supply vaccines, testing international travelers and really working with the states to win this war. “
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