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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone addressed the media and county on Tuesday afternoon. (Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone s Office)
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY There s cause for optimism regarding the coronavirus pandemic as the infection rate and hospitalizations continue to decline in Suffolk County, but county officials find themselves in a race to vaccinate as many people as possible, Executive Steve Bellone said on Tuesday.
The current seven-day rolling average for the county s coronavirus positivity rate is 4.3 percent; that rate was 5.6 percent two weeks ago and 7.8 percent one month ago, Bellone said. Currently, there are 451 Suffolk residents hospitalized due to COVID-19; 652 were hospitalized two weeks ago.