Suffolk Reporter

Suffolk County issued the following announcement on Dec. 31.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on January 1, 2021. Last updated December 31, 2020

Data is from December 31                           

COVID-19 Testing

• 19,417 COVID-19 tests were administered
• 1,962,097 total tests have been administered since March
• 1,874 new cases were reported
• 97,931 total cases have been reported since March
• 5.0% of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
• 8.8 tested positive on Long Island yesterday; 8.4% positive on a 7-day average
• 9.7% tested positive in Suffolk County yesterday; 9.3% positive on a 7-day average
• Suffolk County COVID-19 Case Tracker: Here you’ll find local map and charts. Note: If link doesn’t work, visit suffolkcountyny.gov/COVID19 and click on COVID-19 Case Tracker

Antibody Testing

• 32,601 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 tested positive for antibodies
• 310,049 total have been tested for antibodies

Fatalities

• 12 fatalities
• 2,311 total fatalities

COVID-19 Hospitalizations data from January 1, 2020

• 759 individuals were hospitalized, an increase of 26 in 24 hours
• 92 were new admissions
• 107 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an increase of 1 in 24 hours
• 59 patients were in the ICU and intubated
• 64 were discharged since the last report
• 7,831 have been discharged since March 22

Hospital Capacity

• 3,232 hospital beds, 726 available, 22%
• 427 ICU beds, 97 available, 23%

Original source can be found here.