Skip to search box Skip to main content
Text Only Version

County News

Covid-19 Case Update December 22, 2021

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on December 22, 2021. Last updated December 21, 2021

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

  • 1,153,781 people have received at least one vaccine dose, an increase of 1,737
  • 1,041,445 people have completed their vaccine series, an increase of 1,154
  • 77.9% of the total population of 1,481,093 has received at least one dose
  • 90.9% of the population ages 18 and older has received at least one dose.
  •         70.3% percent of the total population is fully vaccinated.
  • 83.1% of the population ages 18 and older is fully vaccinated.
  • 80.9% of the population ages 12 and older is fully vaccinated.
  • 75.0% of the population ages 5 and older is fully vaccinated.
  • Demographics can be found on the NYSDOH vaccine tracker
  • Vaccination rates by zip code
  • Walk-in vaccination clinics are offering COVID vaccines to Suffolk County residents who are age 5 and older as well as booster doses to all who are eligible. Appointments are recommended. Medical practitioners and EMS are on-site at all times to answer questions and tend to concerns. Click here for locations and times and parental consent forms. Answers to your vaccine questions can be found on this page, as well.
  • If you are confined to your home and wish to receive your COVID-19 vaccination, call 311. We will take your name and you will be called to schedule your free vaccination at home.

COVID-19 Case Tracker- on December 21, 2021

  • 15,824 COVID-19 tests were administered
  • 6,215,317 total tests have been administered since March 2020
  • 2,138 new cases were reported
  • 144.4 cases per 100k; 125.5 on a 7-day average
  • 238,612 total cases have been reported since March 2020
  • 13.5% tested positive in Suffolk County; 11.1% positive on a 7-day average
  • 13.4% tested positive on Long Island; 11.0% positive on a 7-day average
  • COVID-19 LOCAL CASE TRACKER map
  • COVID Antibodies:
  • On December 21, 2021: 102,101 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 tested positive for antibodies; 430,213 total were tested for antibodies.   

Fatalities, Suffolk County

  • 2 fatalities
  • 3,758 total fatalities since March 2020

  Hospitalization, Suffolk County, data from December 21, 2021

  • 376 individuals were hospitalized, an increase of 27 in 24 hours
  • 66 were new admissions
  • 57 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an increase of 4 in 24 hours
  • 34 patients were in the ICU and intubated
  • 41 were discharged since the last report
  • 18,093 have been discharged since March 22, 2020

Hospital Capacity, Suffolk County

  • 3,101 hospital beds, 856 available, 28%
  • 371 ICU beds, 77 available, 21%

 

NEW: Frequently Asked Questions: Proof of Full Vaccination or Mask Requirement for Businesses and Venues

New York State COVID-19 Breakthrough Data Report

CDC COVID Data Tracker

COVID-19 Test Site Finder: Get Information on Coronavirus Testing Near You

Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics Treatment Locations

COVID-19 Local Guidance

Isolation and Quarantine

New York State Contact Tracing information

 

 

Print
Categories: Health, COVID-19
Tags:
Back

Categories

Suffolk County Government

H. Lee Dennison Bldg

100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Riverhead County Center

County Road 51
Riverhead, NY 11901