Suffolk Reporter

Suffolk County issued the following announcement on August 2.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on August 1, 2020. Last updated July 31, 2020

Total Persons Tested

• 480,341 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 6,595 tests        
• 9.0 percent of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
• 1.1 percent of those tested on Long Island in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19
• 1.2 percent of those tested in Suffolk County in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19

Tested Positive for COVID-19

• 43,300 total cases
• 76 new cases

Antibody Testing

• 220,993 total tested for antibodies
• 23,529 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for antibodies

Fatalities

• 0 fatalities
• 1,997 total fatalities

Hospitalization, numbers from July 31

• 31 individuals were hospitalized, decrease of 3 in 24 hours
• 12 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an increase of 1
• 7 new admissions
• 5 discharged
• 5,619 discharged since March 22

Hospital Capacity

• 3024 hospital beds, 944 available, 31 percent
• 391 ICU beds, 157 available, 40 percent

Original source can be found here.