HOLBROOK, NY (OnSachem.com / OnTownMedia.com) — The daily and 7-day average positives for COVID-19 are decreasing in Suffolk County and New York state. In fact, the statewide single-day positivity rate dropped to 2.99%, the first time is fell below 3% since Nov. 23.
COVID-19 in Suffolk County
LATEST STATS: In Suffolk County on Saturday, 13,033 people took a COVID-19 test, down from 14,759 on Friday; 513 people tested positive (3.9%), down from 602 (4.1%) on Friday; 38 were hospitalized (total 447); 9 people died; and 49 were discharged. Among 3,195 hospital beds, 940 (29%) are available. Since March 22, 158,029 have tested positive (5.6%); 3,031 died, and 11,495 were discharged.
POSITIVITY RATE: The 7-day average across Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties combined) was 4.27% on Saturday, down from 4.31% the day prior. Long Island has the second-highest 7-day average behind New York City's 4.41% among the 10 regions in New York state.
VACCINE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION: As of 11 a.m. Sunday, Long Island received 468,995 first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, up from the 452,000 that remain unchanged for two days. 416,577 (89%) were administered, up from 410,367 (91%) a day earlier.
Suffolk County reported the following positives during the past week:
- 513 on Saturday, Feb. 20
- 602 on Friday, Feb. 19
- 714 on Thursday, Feb. 18
- 461 on Wednesday, Feb. 17
- 590 on Tuesday, Feb. 16
- 526 on Monday, Feb. 15
- 525 on Sunday, Feb. 14
- Note: 2,181 on Thursday, Jan. 14 - Second-most on a single day since March 18, 2020
- Note: 2,194 on Wednesday, Jan. 6 - Most on a single day since March 18, 2020
COVID-19 in New York State
Throughout New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said there were 6,610 (2.99%) daily positives, down from 7,692 (3.06%) a day earlier, and 75 people died. The state's 7-day average positivity rate was 3.44, down from 3.53% a day earlier. COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state dropped to 5,764, down from 5,977 the day prior.
Cuomo also said the first case of the South African variant has been identified in a resident of New York state. The sequencing, involving a Nassau County resident, was conducted at Opentrons Labworks Inc.'s Pandemic Response Lab, a New York City based commercial lab, and verified at the Wadsworth Center in Albany. Last week, a Connecticut resident who had been hospitalized in New York City was found to have the South African variant.
"We continue to see a reduction in positivity and hospitalizations throughout the state, which is good news, and this progress is allowing us to reopen the valve on our economy even further," Cuomo said. "But with the discovery of a case of the South African variant in the state, it's more important than ever for New Yorkers to stay vigilant, wear masks, wash hands and stay socially distanced. We are in a race right now — between our ability to vaccinate and these variants which are actively trying to proliferate — and we will only win that race if we stay smart and disciplined."
The following is New York state's full status report for Sunday:
- Test Results Reported - 221,157
- Total Positive - 6,610
- Percent Positive - 2.99%
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.44%
- Patient Hospitalization - 5,764 (-213)
- Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -829
- Patients Newly Admitted - 602
- Hospital Counties - 55
- Number ICU - 1,162 (+0)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 794 (-7)
- Total Discharges - 142,307 (+715)
- Deaths - 75
- Total Deaths - 37,851
The regional hospital bed capacity and occupancy numbers, including the number of hospitalizations as a percent of the region's population, is as follows:
Region | COVID Patients Currently in Hospital in Region | COVID Patients as Percent of Region Population | Percent of Hospital Beds Available Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan |
Capital Region | 168 | 0.02% | 35% |
Central New York | 95 | 0.01% | 32% |
Finger Lakes | 213 | 0.02% | 40% |
Long Island | 983 | 0.03% | 34% |
Mid-Hudson | 606 | 0.03% | 43% |
Mohawk Valley | 109 | 0.02% | 36% |
New York City | 3,130 | 0.04% | 31% |
North Country | 74 | 0.02% | 57% |
Southern Tier | 134 | 0.02% | 47% |
Western New York | 252 | 0.02% | 38% |
Statewide | 5,764 | 0.03% | 35% |
The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:
Region | Total ICU Beds in Region | Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region | Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region (7-day Avg) |
Capital Region | 236 | 174 | 27% |
Central New York | 262 | 170 | 32% |
Finger Lakes | 397 | 246 | 37% |
Long Island | 857 | 662 | 22% |
Mid-Hudson | 678 | 394 | 40% |
Mohawk Valley | 127 | 93 | 29% |
New York City | 2,609 | 2,032 | 21% |
North Country | 60 | 29 | 45% |
Southern Tier | 126 | 74 | 44% |
Western New York | 545 | 344 | 38% |
Statewide | 5,897 | 4,218 | 28% |
Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
REGION | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
Capital Region | 2.09% | 2.00% | 1.90% |
Central New York | 1.41% | 1.33% | 1.24% |
Finger Lakes | 2.33% | 2.37% | 2.32% |
Long Island | 4.36% | 4.31% | 4.27% |
Mid-Hudson | 4.43% | 4.14% | 4.18% |
Mohawk Valley | 2.11% | 2.11% | 2.02% |
New York City | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.41% |
North Country | 3.91% | 3.95% | 3.82% |
Southern Tier | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
Western New York | 3.01% | 2.87% | 2.28% |
Statewide | 3.60% | 3.53% | 3.44% |
Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
BOROUGH | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
Bronx | 6.20% | 6.00% | 5.67% |
Brooklyn | 4.57% | 4.56% | 4.48% |
Manhattan | 3.01% | 2.98% | 2.91% |
Queens | 4.96% | 4.95% | 4.88% |
Staten Island | 4.57% | 4.47% | 4.23% |
Of the 1,578,785 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
County | Total Positive | New Positive |
Albany | 20,392 | 56 |
Allegany | 2,839 | 7 |
Broome | 14,228 | 83 |
Cattaraugus | 4,281 | 12 |
Cayuga | 5,289 | 47 |
Chautauqua | 7,185 | 33 |
Chemung | 6,362 | 12 |
Chenango | 2,376 | 17 |
Clinton | 3,390 | 21 |
Columbia | 3,318 | 6 |
Cortland | 3,078 | 4 |
Delaware | 1,448 | 10 |
Dutchess | 21,565 | 113 |
Erie | 63,468 | 220 |
Essex | 1,298 | 7 |
Franklin | 1,954 | 19 |
Fulton | 3,202 | 32 |
Genesee | 4,293 | 21 |
Greene | 2,582 | 9 |
Hamilton | 276 | 0 |
Herkimer | 4,505 | 6 |
Jefferson | 4,622 | 40 |
Lewis | 2,005 | 9 |
Livingston | 3,452 | 18 |
Madison | 3,765 | 10 |
Monroe | 51,564 | 141 |
Montgomery | 3,095 | 16 |
Nassau | 143,615 | 546 |
Niagara | 14,984 | 27 |
NYC | 684,185 | 3,384 |
Oneida | 19,393 | 42 |
Onondaga | 31,909 | 61 |
Ontario | 5,646 | 20 |
Orange | 35,648 | 152 |
Orleans | 2,398 | 4 |
Oswego | 5,894 | 19 |
Otsego | 2,247 | 9 |
Putnam | 8,116 | 31 |
Rensselaer | 8,788 | 28 |
Rockland | 37,579 | 101 |
Saratoga | 11,604 | 44 |
Schenectady | 10,624 | 31 |
Schoharie | 1,168 | 8 |
Schuyler | 850 | 3 |
Seneca | 1,544 | 12 |
St. Lawrence | 5,233 | 39 |
Steuben | 5,426 | 11 |
Suffolk | 158,029 | 513 |
Sullivan | 4,616 | 22 |
Tioga | 2,752 | 12 |
Tompkins | 3,389 | 13 |
Ulster | 9,754 | 56 |
Warren | 2,769 | 6 |
Washington | 2,248 | 16 |
Wayne | 4,382 | 12 |
Westchester | 104,400 | 410 |
Wyoming | 2,756 | 8 |
Yates | 1,007 | 1 |
Yesterday, 75 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,851. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
Deaths by County of Residence | |
County | New Deaths |
Albany | 1 |
Bronx | 5 |
Broome | 1 |
Delaware | 1 |
Dutchess | 1 |
Erie | 1 |
Kings | 13 |
Lewis | 1 |
Manhattan | 6 |
Monroe | 3 |
Nassau | 4 |
Niagara | 1 |
Oneida | 1 |
Onondaga | 1 |
Orange | 2 |
Queens | 14 |
Rensselaer | 1 |
Rockland | 2 |
Saratoga | 2 |
Schenectady | 1 |
Suffolk | 9 |
Sullivan | 1 |
Westchester | 3 |
