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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 08-20-23

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 for August 20, 2024

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

Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From August 20, 2024

  • 111 individuals were hospitalized
  • 63% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
  • 20 were new admissions since the last report.
  • 13 were discharged since the last report.
  • 8 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

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

Fatalities - August 20, 2024

  • 5,325 fatalities since March 2020
  • An increase of 1 since last report
  • Annual:
    • 2020: 2,311
    • 2021: 1,507
    • 2022: 1,015
    • 2023: 318
    • 2024: 180 to date

COVID-19 Case Tracker – August 18, 2024

COVID-19 Testing Tracker

  • 172 cases were reported.*
  • 11.3 cases per 100k; 13.9 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)

*As of September 1, 2023, positive results on this page represent all positive tests reported to New York State, including both first infections and reinfections. Before this date, reinfections were reported on a separate dashboard. The reinfections dashboard has been archived and is available here.

COVID-19 Data in New York

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Vaccination Information

Vaccination Clinics

The department offers COVID vaccines to 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. Vaccination search.

COVID-19 Testing

COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance

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Hauppauge, NY 11788

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