Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on March 15 - 20, 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 March 9, 2024
- New hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients: 140
- Percent change of hospital admissions from prior week: -10.8%
- Hospital admissions per 100k in the past week: 4.9
- COVID-19 hospital admissions level: Low
Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From March 20, 2024
- 66 individuals were hospitalized
- 52% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
- 7 were new admissions since the last report.
- 7 were discharged since the last report.
- 5 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From March 19, 2024
- 64 individuals were hospitalized
- 54% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
- 9 were new admissions since the last report.
- 11 were discharged since the last report.
- 5 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From March 18, 2024
- 66 individuals were hospitalized
- 62% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
- 19 were new admissions since the last report.
- 9 were discharged since the last report.
- 5 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From March 15, 2024
- 58 individuals were hospitalized
- 59% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
- 7 were new admissions since the last report.
- 5 were discharged since the last report.
- 6 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
NOTE: HOSPITALS ARE NO LONGER REPORTING DATA TO NYSDOH ON WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS.
Fatalities - March 15 - 20, 2024
- 5,268 fatalities since March 2020
- An increase of 2 since last report
Annual:
- 2020: 2,311
- 2021: 1,507
- 2022: 1,015
- 2023: 318
- 2024: 122 to date
COVID-19 Case Tracker – March 19, 2024
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- 54 new first-time cases were reported.*
- 3.5 cases per 100k; 5.3 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
COVID-19 Case Tracker – March 18, 2024
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- 83 new first-time cases were reported.*
- 5.4 cases per 100k; 5.3 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
COVID-19 Case Tracker – March 17, 2024
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- 55 new first-time cases were reported.*
- 3.6 cases per 100k; 5.3 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
COVID-19 Case Tracker – March 16, 2024
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- 54 new first-time cases were reported.*
- 3.5 cases per 100k; 5.3 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
COVID-19 Case Tracker – March 15, 2024
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- 84 new first-time cases were reported.*
- 5.5 cases per 100k; 5.3 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)
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