Suffolk Reporter

"Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on May 6, 2024

According to CDC, hospital admission rates and the percentage of COVID-19 deaths among all deaths are now the primary surveillance metrics.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations for the week ending April 27, 2024

New hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients: 52

Percent change of hospital admissions from prior week: -17.5%

Hospital admissions per 100k in the past week: 1.8

COVID-19 hospital admissions level: Low

Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From May 6, 2024

25 individuals were hospitalized

68% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.

11 were new admissions since the last report.

10 were discharged since the last report.

2 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

NOTE: HOSPITALS ARE NO LONGER REPORTING DATA TO NYSDOH ON WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS.

Fatalities - May 6, 2024

5,283 fatalities since March 2020

An increase of 0 since last report

Annual:

2020: 2,311

2021: 1,507

2022: 1,015

2023: 318

2024: 137 to date

COVID-19 Case Tracker – May 4, 2024

COVID-19 Testing Tracker

31 cases were reported.*

2.0 cases per 100k; 3.8 on a 7-day average (includes reported PCR and antigen tests)

*As of September 1, 2023, positive results on this page represent all positive tests reported to New York State, including both first infections and reinfections. Before this date, reinfections were reported on a separate dashboard. The reinfections dashboard has been archived and is available here.

COVID-19 Data in New York

CDC COVID-19 Data & Surveillance

Vaccination Information

Vaccination Clinics

The department offers COVID vaccines to uninsured and underinsured patients through New York State's Vaccines for Children program and Vaccines for Adults program, also known as the Bridge Access Program.

Those with insurance that covers the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to receive their vaccines at their local pharmacies, health care providers' offices, or local federally qualified health centers. Vaccination search.

COVID-19 Testing

Free COVID-19 Tests

COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance