Suffolk County issued the following announcement on Oct. 3.
Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on October 2, 2020 . Last updated October 1, 2020.
- 851,599 COVID-19 tests have been administered in total, an addition of 10,195 tests in the past 24 hours
- 5.5 percent of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
- 1.2 percent of those tested on Long Island in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19
- 1.0 percent of those tested in Suffolk County in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19
- 46,770 total cases
- 103 new cases
- 269,339 in total were tested for antibodies
- 28,541 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive for antibodies
- 0 fatalities
- 2,015 total fatalities
- 27 individuals were hospitalized, a decrease of 4 in 24 hours
- 6 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),an increase of 1 in 24 hours
- 2 new admissions
- 4 discharges
- 5,923 discharged since March 22
- 3,029 hospital beds, 783 available, 26 percent
- 380 ICU beds 79 available, 21 percent