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COVID-19 CASE UPDATE - May 9, 2020, 4:30 p.m.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 4:30 p.m. on May 9, 2020:

Testing

  • 111,339 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 2,227 tests since May 8
  • 33.7 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
  • 40,293 antibody tests have been administered

Cases

  • 37,140 persons tested positive for COVID-19; an additional 467 cases since May 8
  • 4,213 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies; 413 additional cases since May 8.
  • 41,353 total positive COVID-19 cases and antibody cases, up 870 from May 8.
  • Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found on the Suffolk County COVID-19 Map*

Hospitalization, as of May 8

  • 703 patients were hospitalized, a decrease of 16 overall from May 7
    --47 new patients were admitted to area hospitals on May 7
    --65 patients were discharged from the hospital on May 7
  • 258  hospitalized patients were in the intensive care unit (ICU), a decrease of 43 patients from May 7 

 Fatalities

  • 1,597 individuals have died**
  • 29 deaths were reported May 8

Hospital Beds

  • 2965 hospital beds
  • 619 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

**This increase in fatalities this week reflects data reported on May 6 by New York State in addition to confirmed fatalities within nursing homes and adult-care facilities that were identified as part of the reconciliation process. The process considered fatalities that were presumed COVID-19 positive before diagnostic testing became available. Click here for more information.

 

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