Suffolk County reported 21,768 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday morning, up 972 from the day before.
As of Sunday, April 12, 518 county residents had died, up 60 from the day before. Of the confirmed cases, 1,614 were hospitalized, down 44 from a day earlier. Of that number, 548 required treatment in an intensive care unit, up 7.
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Update from County Executive
County Executive Steve Bellone went to Stony Brook University on Sunday and visited a field hospital under construction on a soccer field beside the school’s stadium, and thanked those working there on a holiday.
“I thanked them for being a part of this battle to save people’s lives,” Bellone said, adding that he hopes the overflow beds are never needed.
There was a glimmer of good news in the number of hospitalizations.
“This is the number that says where we are headed,” Bellone said. In the week prior, there was an average daily increase of 144 new COVID-19 admissions. On Sunday, for the first time, the number of all those hospitalized decreased — by 44.
Reporting by township
Here is how the cases by township reported Sunday compare to Saturday’s figures, based on available records. Last week, the County added to its reporting a figure representing rate of cases per thousand residents (the source of population estimate was not indicated):
- Islip — 5,578, up from 5,220 (16.79 cases per 1,000 residents, up from 15.71/1k)
- Brookhaven — 3,892, up from 3,692 (8.01/1k, up from 7.59/1k)
- Babylon — 3,355, up from 3,199 (14.26/1k, up from 13.6/1k)
- Huntington — 2,754, up from 2,661 (12.18/1k, up from 11.77/1k)
- Smithtown — 1,096, up from 1,027 (9.34/1k, up from 8.75/1k)
- Southampton — 307, up from 298 (5.31/1k, up from 5.15/1k)
- Southold — 237, down from 238 (10.68/1k, down from 10.83/1k)
- Riverhead — 219, up from 208 (6.5/1k, up from 6.18/1k)
- East Hampton — 97, up from 90 (6.5/1k, up from 4.12/1k)
- Shelter Island* — 5, unchanged (1.79/1k)
- Township Not Known — 4,111 up from 4,043
NOTE: There is a lag in reporting and some of those in Township Not Known may eventually be added to each township’s tally. The counts do not include people who are currently living in Suffolk County, but who have their primary address elsewhere.
*The Town of Shelter Island announced last week that the two individuals residing here confirmed to have COVID-19 had died while hospitalized. A third case was added that Island officials said was a health care worker who tested positive, but had since recovered. Two new cases were added last week.
Additional data
Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:30PM on Sunday, April 12
- 47,966 COVID-19 tests have been administered as of April 12
- 43.4 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
- 20,934 confirmed cases
- There are presently 3,366 hospital beds and 749 ICU beds in Suffolk County.
- In the last 24 hours, 164 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital
