In the top 20 "hotspot" ZIP codes in areas that have seen recent outbreaks - Brooklyn, Queens, and Rockland and Orange counties - 5,392 tests were conducted, yielding 261 positives or a 4.8 percent positivity rate.
In the remainder of the state, 104,937 tests were conducted yielding 961 positives or a 0.91 percent positivity rate.
On Long Island, the positive percentages in the last four days are as follows:
- Wednesday, Sept. 30: 1.0 percent
- Thursday, Oct. 1: 1.3 percent
- Friday, Oct. 2: 1.2 percent
- Saturday, Oct. 3: 0.9 percent
There were 79 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nassau County with another 72 positive cases in Suffolk County.
There were 14 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Saturday, with one on Long Island (in Nassau County).
Here is overall state data for Saturday:
- Patient Hospitalization - 618 (-29)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 72
- Hospital Counties - 36
- Number ICU - 138 (-11)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 67 (-3)
- Total Discharges - 77,090 (+86)
- Deaths - 14
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