According to Long Data, released on Monday, January 17, Long Island has seen more than 2,400 newly found COVID-19 cases, as well as a slight increase in positive tests.
There were 1,362 new businesses in Suffolk County and another 1,110 in Nassau for a total of 2,472.
The positive infection rate on Long Island for 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 are a total of 1,649 hospitalizations on Long Island, with about 29 percent of the hospital beds still available in Nassau and Suffolk.
There are currently 672 COVID-19 patients being treated in 848 Long Island ICU units, with 24 percent of the beds available.
There were 23 recently reported COVID deaths on Long Island – 12 in Suffolk County and 11 in Nassau County, and 153 across the country. There were now 33,052 COVID deaths across the country during the pandemic.
Here is general data for Sunday:
“Although we are encouraged if 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,” said Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York. Said Monday. . ‘Not only has the federal government opened the floodgates without increasing the supply of vaccine, we are also seeing new strains of the virus from the UK, South Africa and Brazil that could trigger a second wave – but the federal government continue to do nothing.
“If these tribes strike, we’ll see our numbers go up again. New York has used our spring experience to prepare our hospitals and residents as we continue to fight this invisible enemy, and it’s time for the federal government follows suit – increases the supply of vaccines, tests international travelers and actually works with states to win this war. ‘
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