COVID-19 update 08-13-24

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 for August 12, 2024

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

Daily Hospitalization Summary for Suffolk County – From August 12, 2024

• 94 individuals were hospitalized
• 62% were hospitalized due to COVID-19 or complications of COVID-19.
• 29 were new admissions since the last report.
• 31 were discharged since the last report.
• 8 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

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

Fatalities – August 12, 2024

• 5,323 fatalities since March 2020
• An increase of 1 since last report
• Annual:
  • 2020: 2,311
  • 2021: 1,507
  • 2022: 1,015
  • 2023: 318
  • 2024: 177 to date

COVID-19 Case Tracker – August 10, 2024

COVID-19 Testing Tracker

• 131 cases were reported.*
• 8.6 cases per 100k; 13.8 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 The reinfections dashboard has been archived and is available here.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

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