Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 3:30 p.m. on May 5, 2020:
--101,975 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 1586 tests since May 4
--34.6 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
--38,252 confirmed cases, up 715 from May 4. Note: As of May 2, confirmed cases include positive antibody tests.
- Antibodies: 2,563 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, an addition of 544 from May 4.
- 18.1 percent of those tested for antibodies tested positive
--Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found on the Suffolk County COVID-19 Map**
--835 patients are hospitalized
- 50 new patients were admitted to area hospitals in in the past 24 hours
- 37 patients were discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours
--310 of hospitalized patients are in the intensive care unit (ICU), a decrease of 7 patients from May 4
--1,296 individuals have died
--20 deaths have been reported since May 4
--3,091 hospital beds; 610 ICU beds
** The number of cases on the Suffolk COVID-19 map designated as “Township Not Known” represents individuals whose addresses were not immediately available