Less than 600 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in both Nassau and Suffolk provinces, although the overall positive infection rate for those tested remains among the highest in New York.
For the third consecutive day, the average seven-day infection rate on Long Island dropped after seeing it rise last week, from 4.40 percent on Saturday, April 3 to 4.37 percent the next day and up to 4.34 percent from Monday 5 April.
Overall, the positive infection rate remained relatively steady during that time frame, rising slightly from 3.56 percent to 3.57 percent over the past two days.
In Suffolk, 576 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections have been reported, bringing the total to 186,487 since the pandemic began. There were 505 new cases in Nassau, as the total hit 171,185.
As of Tuesday, April 6, there were 801 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Long Island, representing 0.03 percent of the region’s population and 35 percent of the hospital beds still available. There were 634 patients in the ICU, who had 24 percent of the beds available in Suffolk and Nassau.
There are two deaths in Suffolk and three in Nassau, as the number of deaths hit 3,277 and 3,069, respectively.
The latest outline of communities with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, according to the most recent data provided by the Provincial Department of Health on April 6:
- Levittown: 5,035;
- Hicksville: 4,105;
- Hempstead: 3,942;
- Free port: 3,832;
- East Meadow: 3,607;
- Valleinstroom: 3,590;
- Elmont: 3,105;
- Ocean: 2,984;
- Franklin Square: 2,964;
- Langstrand: 2,941;
- Glen Cove: 2,791;
- Uniondale: 2,521;
- Massapequa: 2,189;
- Rockville Center: 2,126;
- Baldwin: 2,036;
- Woodmere: 1,923;
- Plainview: 1,886;
- North Bellmore: 1,862;
- Northern Massapequa: 1,858;
- Wantagh: 1,837;
- West Hempstead: 1,821;
- Mineola: 1,784;
- Merrick: 1,759;
- Lynbrook: 1,735;
- Garden City: 1,733;
- East Massapequa: 1,662;
- Massapequapark: 1,661;
- Seaford: 1,631;
- Bethpage: 1,621.
According to the Department of Health, the outline of cases reported in Suffolk County is as follows:
- Brookhaven: 53,108;
- Islip: 45,833;
- Babylon: 26,129;
- Huntington: 21,282;
- Smithtown: 13,244;
- Southampton: 5,382;
- Riverhead: 3,426;
- Southold: 1,618;
- East Hampton: 1,575;
- Shelter Island: 54.
According to the New York Government, Andrew Cuomo, 132,864 COVID-19 tests were administered in New York on Monday, April 5th.
Ninety-nine new COVID-19 patients have been admitted to New York hospitals, and 4,533 are still being treated nationwide. There were 937 in ICU and 591 intubated.
There have been 47 new COVID-19 related deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
Nearly 34 percent of New Yorkers received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 21.2 percent were fully vaccinated. A total of 830 199 first doses were administered to Long Island residents, while 468 065 completed the process.
“New Yorkers should be proud of the progress they have made, but we are still in a footprint between the infection and the vaccine rate,” Cuomo said. “The numbers are the result of our actions. And while we all know the toll that the pandemic has taken, we cannot become complacent right now. It is up to New Yorkers to continue with the guidelines we know about the to fight virus: wash your hands, social distance and wear a mask.
“The light at the end of the tunnel is brighter than ever, but we need to keep New York tough so we can reach it all together.”
Across the country, a total of 1,902,751 positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed from more than 46 million tests administered. There have been a total of 50,861 virus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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