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Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Case Breakdown By Community
More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Long Island in the past 24 hours as the positive infection rate saw a small increase and remains among the highest in New York.
For the third straight day, the seven-day average infection rate on Long Island rose, from 4.39 percent to 4.52 percent on Thursday, April 1, the second-highest of New York's 10 regions, better only than the mid-Hudson Valley's 4.84 percent rate.
Statewide, the positive infection rate continues to rise, up to 3.59 percent on April 1.
In Suffolk, 706 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections were reported, bringing the …
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Update On Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations
Both Nassau and Suffolk saw more than 1,200 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, though the positive infection rate on Long Island is slowly dropping following a post-holiday peak.
The state Department of Health was reporting 1,301 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk, with another 1,251 in Nassau, bringing the total on Long Island to 2,552 newly infected parties. A total of 140,113 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Suffolk since the pandemic began last year, while 125,370 have been reported in Nassau.
In the past four days, Long Island has seen the average seven-day positive infection rate drop fr…
Murphy Details Stages Leading To New Normal In NJ
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday revealed the steps to New Jersey's "new normal," in announcing the signing of an executive order allowing additional outdoor recreation areas and businesses to reopen.
The goal moving forward is protecting New Jersey's workforce, the governor said.
"Together, we’re moving toward what we must all acknowledge will be a 'new normal,'" Murphy said. "We’re not nearly out of the woods yet, but we’re moving forward, carefully, methodically, and responsibly."
Businesses will be reopening according to their risk level, Murphy said, but this "won't be everyo…
NY Covid-19 Cases Surpass 10,000 As Cuomo Unveils Measures For Adding Hospitals, Equipment
As New York State has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced measures to increase hospital capacity and acquire vital equipment such as ventilators and masks.
A total of 10,356 have now tested positive in New York. With 45,437 tests having been done in the state, 22.7 percent of those tests have been positive.
"We are taking more tests in New York than anyplace else," Cuomo said at a midday news conference in Albany on Saturday, March 21. "The more tests you take, the more positives you find. We are now doing more tests p…
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