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Latest Updates: Suffolk Case Count Continues Sharp Rise

Tue, 03/31/2020 - 08:06

East End COVID-19 numbers rise, but not at fast as the county's

Suffolk County reported the following confirmed cases and deaths due to COVID-19 through 2:30 p.m. on 3/30/2020

(Source: Suffolk Department of Health Services)

  • 14,230 COVID-19 tests were administered
  • 5,791  confirmed cases  (up 768 from the 5,023 cases that were reported at 2:30 p.m. on March 29)
  • 601 patients are hospitalized (up 99 from March 29), 181 of those are in the intensive care unit (up 21 from March 29) 
  • 44 deaths (up 4 from March 29) 

A breakdown of cases by township reported through 11:30 a.m. on 3/30/2020

Note: this breakdown comprises the information from 4,360 records available to Suffolk County at this time. 

Note: As more accurate information on the hometown location of each COVID-19 confirmed case becomes available, the total case count for Suffolk County towns has been adjusted.

  • Islip -- 911, up from 792 on March 29
  • Huntington -- 868, up from 761 on March 29
  • Brookhaven -- 671, up from 605 on March 29
  • Babylon --  609, up from 537 on March 29 
  • Smithtown -- 230, up from 196 on March 29 
  • Southold -- 135,  adjusted from March 29 
  • Southampton -- 78, adjusted from March 29 
  • Riverhead -- 69, up from 68 on March 29 
  • East Hampton -- 19, adjusted from March 29 
  • Shelter Island -- 1,  no change from March 29
  • Township not known -- 769

Deaths reported on March 29 at 2:30 p.m. include:

  • An individual, age 90s, with underlying health conditions who was in mandatory isolation at a local hospital
  • An individual, age 70s,with underlying health conditions who was in mandatory isolation at a local hospital
  • An individual, age 40s, with underlying medical conditions who was in mandatory isolation at a local hospital
  • Information not available at this time
 

 

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