Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on August 7, 2020. Last updated August 6 2020
Total Persons Tested
- 513,363 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 5537 tests
- 8.5 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
- 43,681 total cases
- 51 new cases
Antibody Testing
- 225,640 total tested for antibodies
- 23,930 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for antibodies
Fatalities
- 0 fatalities
- 1,998 total fatalities
Hospitalization, numbers from August 7
- 47 individuals were hospitalized, an increase of 5 in the last 24 hours
- 12 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), no change since yesterday
- 9 new admissions
- 1 discharged
- 5,633 discharged since March 22
Hospital Capacity
- 3024 hospital beds, 786 available, 26 percent
- 395 ICU beds, 134 available, 34 percent
Suffolk County Map of COVID-19 Cases click on “COVID-19 Case Tracker”
New York State Contact Tracing information
New York Forward Reopening Guide
Suffolk County COVID-19 Guidance and Services
NY Forward Statewide Guidelines
COVID-19 Travel Advisory
Beginning on June 25, 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:
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin