Suffolk County's COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 10.6 percent mid-week. That's up from 7.3 percent just a week earlier and from 2.7 percent at the start of November. Based on numbers, the surge matches a similar uptick last year around this time.
Sign up for the Shelter Island COVID-19 vaccine booster POD that's being organized for Tuesday, November 9 in the school gym.
Another 500 shots are possible at a second Shelter Island COVID vaccine POD to be held by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital in the school gym on Wednesday, April 7.
Suffolk County reported Sunday that the COVID-19 positivity rate rolling average was below 9 percent for two days in a row. Stuck above 10 percent for the first week of January, it has been slowly coming down.
If you're trying to get a vaccine appointment, try the online portal — we had success very early this morning, getting an April appointment for our age 65+ co-publisher.
One new case of the novel coronavirus was reported on Shelter Island on January 7, meaning the official cumulative local COVID-19 case count stands at 33.
With three new cases reported in one day and five in all since New Year's Day, Shelter Island's official COVID-19 case count has jumped to 31. And, local officials say they know of other cases here that may not be part of the official tally.
New York State expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility on Monday, enabling additional health care workers who were not covered by the first round of immunizations to get their shots.
As of December 30, the latest date for which figures were available, the Shelter Island COVID-19 case count was at 26. A new case reported here was the fifth in the Shelter Island Heights ZIP code since the start of December. During that time three cases were added to the official tally in the 11964 ZIP code.