Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 4:30 p.m. on May 6, 2020:
--101,975 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 1586 tests since May 4; update to come
--34.6 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
--22,901 Antibody tests have been administered through May 5
--38,985 total positive COVID-19 cases, up 733 from May 5. Total includes positive antibody tests.
--36,399 persons tested positive for COVID-19; 379 additional cases since May 5
-- 2,586 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies; 354 additional cases since May 5.
Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found on the Suffolk County COVID-19 Map*
--773 patients are hospitalized
- 43 new patients were admitted to area hospitals in in the past 24 hours
- 85 patients were discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours
--295 of hospitalized patients are in the intensive care unit (ICU), a decrease of 15 patients from May 5
--1,296 individuals have died, update to come
--20 deaths have been reported since May 4, update to come
--3,096 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