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Covid-19 Case Update August 26, 2020 4:30pm

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on August 26, 2020. Last updated August 25, 2020

Total Persons Tested

  • 620,915 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 4,955 tests        
  • 7.2 percent of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
  • 0.9 percent of those tested on Long Island in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19
  • 0.9 percent of those tested in Suffolk County in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19

Tested Positive for COVID-19

  • 44,605 total cases
  • 44 new cases

Antibody Testing

  •        243,034 total were tested for antibodies
  •        25,546 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for antibodies

Fatalities

  • 0 fatalities
  • 2,001 total fatalities

Hospitalization numbers from August 25

  • 38 individuals were hospitalized, a decrease of 1 in the last  24 hours
  • 11 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a decrease of 1.
  • 6 new admissions
  • 7 discharges
  • 5,753 discharged since March 22

Hospital Capacity

  • 3,044 hospital beds, 819 available, 27 percent
  • 395 ICU beds, 140 available, 35 percent

Suffolk County Map of COVID-19 Cases click on “COVID-19 Case Tracker”

Suffolk County COVID-19 Guidance
Includes information on Isolation and Quarantine, FAQs Regarding School Reopening, Guidance for Employers

COVID-19 Resources and Services in Suffolk County
Includes information on viral and antibody testing, telemedicine, blood plasma donations, mental health resources, low income resources and more

New York State Contact Tracing information

New York Forward Reopening Guide

COVID-19 Guidance
Includes information on Isolation and Quarantine, FAQs Regarding School Reopening, Guidance for Employers

COVID-19 Resources and Services in Suffolk County
Includes information on viral and antibody testing, telemedicine, blood plasma donations, mental health resources, low income resources, support and relief programs, resources for families with children, and more.

NY Forward Statewide Guidelines

COVID-19 Travel Advisory
Beginning on June 25, 2020, persons traveling to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut from any state that has an infection rate above 10 per 100,000 on the seven-day rolling average or 10 percent of the total population positive on a seven-day rolling average are required to quarantine for 14-days. As of today, the states that are above that level include: 

Alabama
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

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