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COVID-19 Case Update - December 8, 2021

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on December 8, 2021. Last updated December 7, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

  • 1,129,455 people have received at least one vaccine dose, an increase of 1,098
  • 1,019,038 people have completed their vaccine series, an increase of 1,224
  • 76.3% of the total population of 1,481,093 has received at least one dose
  • 89.4% of the population ages 18+ has received at least one dose
  • 68.8% percent of the total population has completed the vaccine series
  • 82.4% of the population ages 18+ has completed the vaccine series.
  • 80.2% of the population ages 12+ has completed the vaccine series.
  • Demographics can be found on the NYSDOH vaccine tracker
  • Vaccination rates by zip code
  • Walk-in vaccination clinics are offering COVID vaccines and booster doses to Suffolk County residents who are age 5 and older. Appointments are recommend. Medical practitioners and EMS are on-site at all times to answer questions and tend to concerns. Click here for locations and times and parental consent forms. Answers to your vaccine questions can be found on this page, as well.
  • If you are confined to your home and wish to receive your COVID-19 vaccination, call 311. We will take your name and you will be called to schedule your free vaccination at home.

COVID-19 Case Tracker- on December 7, 2021

  • 15,185 COVID-19 tests were administered
  • 5,998,531 total tests have been administered since March 2020
  • 1,017 new cases were reported
  • 68.7 cases per 100k; 63.4 on a 7-day average
  • 262,900 total cases have been reported since March 2020
  • 6.7% tested positive in Suffolk County; 6.4% positive on a 7-day average
  • 6.1% tested positive on Long Island; 6.0% positive on a 7-day average
  • COVID-19 LOCAL CASE TRACKER map
  • COVID Antibodies:
  • On December 4, 2021:  99,539 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 tested positive for antibodies; 427,553 total were tested for antibodies.   

Fatalities, Suffolk County

  • 1 fatality
  • 3,705 total fatalities since March 2020

  Hospitalization, Suffolk County, data from December 7, 2021

  • 237 individuals were hospitalized, an increase of 17 in 24 hours
  • 44 were new admissions
  • 39 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an increase of 6 in 24 hours
  • 20 patients were in the ICU and intubated
  • 25 were discharged since the last report
  • 17,612 have been discharged since March 22, 2020

Hospital Capacity, Suffolk County

  • 3,101 hospital beds, 538 available, 17%
  • 392 ICU beds, 78 available, 20%

New York State COVID-19 Breakthrough Data Report

CDC COVID Data Tracker

COVID-19 Test Site Finder: Get Information on Coronavirus Testing Near You

Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics Treatment Locations

COVID-19 Local Guidance

Isolation and Quarantine

New York State Contact Tracing information

New York State Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard – Long Island

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