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Long Island records COVID-19 positivity rate of 13%; highest in NY state

Dec 26, 2021, 11:17amUpdated on Dec 26, 2021
By: News 12 Staff
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office reported that Long Island has a COVID-19 positivity rate of 13.05%.
This is the highest rate in New York.
On Thursday, more than 8,200 new infections were reported across the Island.
There were also 11 COVID-19-related deaths.
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