Town Of Huntington Coronavirus: 4,000 Cases Surpassed

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NY — The number of people with the new coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, hit 4,007 in the Town of Huntington as of Wednesday afternoon. There are now 33,935 confirmed cases in Suffolk County. The county death toll hit 1,131.

New York State's stay-at-home order was extended to May 15 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. However, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday gave details about restarting the state's economy, saying manufacturing and construction will lead its reopening.

Here's a breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Town of Huntington as of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday:

• Asharoken Village: 3
• Centerport: 85
• Cold Spring Harbor: 50
• Commack (shared with Town of Smithtown): 524
• Dix Hills: 462
• East Northport: 345
• Eatons Neck: 6
• Elwood: 224
• Fort Salonga (shared with Town of Smithtown): 115
• Greenlawn: 347
• Halesite: 25
• Huntington: 293
• Huntington Bay Village: 19
• Huntington Station: 1,104
• Lloyd Harbor Village: 37
• Melville: 337
• Northport Village: 74
• South Huntington: 236
• West Hills: 92

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Here are the latest local updates from the Town of Huntington:

TESTING

• Suffolk County opened a COVID-19 testing facility at Huntington High School, at 188 Oakwood Road, Huntington. Testing will be by appointment only. For those with a fever of 100.5 or higher, severe shortness of breath and a persistent cough, they must call 1-845-553-8030 for an appointment.
• New York State has opened a Mobile Testing facility by appointment only at Stony Brook University. Call to request an appointment at 1-888-364-3065.

SCHOOLS

All state schools will be closed until May 15, as Cuomo's stay-at-home extension includes educational facilities. The same goes for non-essential businesses.

On Sunday, Cuomo sounded less optimistic that schools could return around mid-May, noting it would have to come in conjunction with a large-scale business reopening.

BUSINESSES

• Huntington Local Business Guide: What's Open or Closed in Town
• Northport Local Business Guide: What's Open or Closed in Town
• Commack Local Business Guide: What's Open or Closed in Town

Half Hollow Hills businesses should submit to the Huntington Local Business Guide.

CANCELLATIONS/CLOSURES

Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport and Dix Hills Park Golf Course are scheduled to reopen Friday, Town officials said. The Dix Hills ice rink and trails are included in the park's reopening. However, Town facilities that will remain closed for the time being include athletic fields, baseball fields, basketball courts, bathrooms, beach parking lots, bocce courts, pickleball courts, playgrounds, skate parks and tennis courts.

Select marinas in the Town of Huntington were allowed to reopen, Town of Huntington officials said. These include Mill Dam Ramp in Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor/Billy Joel Park Ramp in Cold Spring Harbor, Soundview Ramp in Northport and Halesite Marina. All other ramps will open when beach parking lots are declared open, as the ramps are only accessible via the parking lots.

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci asked the public to report observed overcrowding or violations of social distancing recommendations at Town parks. Town of Huntington officials announced a $1,000 fine would be issued for any violations of social distancing guidelines.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced that all funerals, weddings and other services at Catholic churches across Long Island are canceled. Cuomo signed an executive order to reopen marriage bureaus across the state and give clerks the authority to perform marriage ceremonies via video conferences.

The Town of Huntington Senior Center at 423 Park Ave., Huntington, and Senior Division facilities were closed indefinitely in March.

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