Suffolk Reporter

Suffolk County issued the following announcement on Dec. 5.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on December 5, 2020. Last updated December 4, 2020

Data is from December 4:

COVID-19 Testing

• 1,527,914 COVID-19 tests were administered, an addition of 17,268 tests 
• 1,064 new cases were reported
• 65,993 total cases
• 4.3% of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
• 5.6% tested positive on Long Island yesterday; 5.2% positive on a 7-day average
• 6.2% tested positive in Suffolk County yesterday; 5.7% positive on a 7-day average
• Suffolk County Map of COVID-19 Cases: Click on “COVID-19 Case Tracker”

Antibody Testing

• 31,345  individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 tested positive for antibodies
• 299299 in total have tested positive for antibodies

Fatalities

• 8 fatalities
• 2,072 total fatalities

COVID-19 Hospitalizations data from December 4, 2020

• 354 individuals were hospitalized, an increase of  17 in 24 hours
• 44 were new admissions
• 53 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a decrease of 3 in 24 hours
• 29 patients were in the ICU and intubated
• 23 were discharged since the last report
• 6,529 have been discharged since March 22

Hospital Capacity

• 2,994 hospital beds, 632 available, 21 percent
• 396 ICU beds, 114 available, 29 percent

Original source can be found here.