Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,762 New Cases; Latest County Totals
Long Island saw nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third straight day, according to data released by New York State on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 6.17 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 4.59 percent.
Within the focus areas, 54,956 test results were reported Friday, Dec. 4, yielding 3,389 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 160,445 test results were reported, yielding 7,372 positives.
The positive testing rates for the last three days on Long Island is a…
Covid-19: New Jersey Sees More Than 4,400 Cases, Hospital Expansion, Hopefully Financial Aid
New Jersey had more than 4,402 coronavirus cases and 62 deaths as of Wednesday, officials said.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced an additional 736 cases and 18 deaths in Ocean (4), Monmouth (2), and one each in Bergen, Burlington, Cumberland, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties.
The increase in cases were a result of community spreading and "aggressive" testing, Murphy said.
But cases are expected to increase -- and the state is working to expand hospitals to accommodate new patients, the governor said.
"We must be able to ensure hospital capacit…
Study: New Jersey Needs 100,000 Hospital Beds Or More As Cases Rise Above 4,000
New Jersey had more than 4,000 coronavirus cases as of Wednesday with a total of 62 deaths, officials said.
New Jersey has more than 18,000 acute care beds including 2,000 for critical care patients, Murphy said. Officials are working to increase the capacity by 2,360 beds over the next several weeks.
But according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University-Camden, that's not nearly enough.
The state's need for additional beds triples to 300,000 if residents fail to follow social distance guidelines between now and May, the study estimates.
Rutgers University projected the nee…
Long Island Covid-19 Death Toll Reaches 22
There have been more coronavirus-related deaths on Long Island, bringing the total to 22 since the outbreak reached New York.
Globally, there have been 360,096 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which resulted in 15,485 deaths. In New York, there were more than 5,700 new positive cases of coronavirus confirmed overnight, bringing the state’s total to 20,875, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, March 23.
Nassau and Suffolk counties have been among the hardest hit in the state, with 2,442 cases and 1,458 confirmed cases, respectively. There have been nine deaths in Nassau - includi…
