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Several treatments for COVID-19 are now available to those at higher risk for progression to severe disease, but not currently sick enough to require hospital care. These medications are free, but require a prescription from a healthcare provider. If you test positive for COVID-19 and are at high risk for severe illness, ask your healthcare provider if you are eligible to receive medication to treat COVID-19. If you do not have a healthcare provider, you can call 311 and ask to be connected to a communicable disease nurse who can assist you in finding care. Healthcare providers can also ask to speak with a communicable disease nurse to learn more about COVID-19 treatment options. If you are a healthcare provider, click here for more information

Those at risk for severe illness are more likely to be hospitalized, require intensive care, and may die due to COVID-19. Risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection include age over 65 and/or certain medical conditions. Find out more here.

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Harvard Health Publishing has created and translated accessible COVID-19 information into 37 different languages to help all patients, especially immigrants and non-English speaking communities, stay informed and healthy. These materials are freely available to the general public without any copyright restrictions.
The website can be found here: www.covid19healthliteracyproject.com

English fact sheets can be found here: covid19healthliteracyproject.com

COVID-19 News

COVID-19 update 02-01-24

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on January 31, 2024

According to CDC, hospital admission rates and the percentage of COVID-19 deaths among all deaths are now the primary surveillance metrics.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations for the week ending January 20, 2024

  • New hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients: 512
  • Percent change of hospital admissions from prior week: 3.9%
  • Hospital admissions per 100k in the past week: 18.1
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions level: MEDIUM

Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From January 31, 2024

  • 177 individuals were hospitalized
  • 57% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
  • 23 were new admissions since the last report.
  • 39 were discharged since the last report.
  • 19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

NOTE: HOSPITALS ARE NO LONGER REPORTING DATA TO NYSDOH ON WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS.

Fatalities 01/31/24

  • 5,222 fatalities since March 2020
  • An increase of 3 since last report

COVID-19 Case Tracker – January 29, 2024

COVID-19 Testing Tracker

  • 480 new first-time cases were reported.*
  • 32.4 cases per 100k; 26.4 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
  • 4.9 reinfection rate per 100,000 on Long Island, as reported on August 29, 2023.

Note: As of May 11, 2023, COVID-19 Community Levels (CCLs) and COVID-19 Community Transmission Levels are no longer calculatable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

* As of 4/4/22, HHS no longer requires entities conducting COVID testing to report negative or indeterminate antigen test results. This may impact the number and interpretation of total test results reported to the state and also impacts calculation of test percent positivity. Because of this, as of 4/5/22, test percent positivity is calculated using PCR tests only. Reporting of total new daily cases (positive results) and cases per 100k will continue to include PCR and antigen tests.

COVID-19 Vaccination Information

Last updated 5/12/23

Vaccination Clinics

As of September 12, 2023, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services is not authorized to offer COVID-19 vaccines to ALL Suffolk County residents.

The department will offer the updated vaccine to only uninsured and underinsured patients through New York State's Vaccines for Children program and Vaccines for Adults program, also known as the Bridge Access Program.

Those with insurance that covers the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to receive their vaccines at their local pharmacies, health care providers offices, or local federally qualified health centers.

New York State Links

CDC COVID Data Tracker Rates of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations by vaccination status

For additional information or explanation of data, click on the links provided in throughout this page.

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