Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Archives

05.22.2020 COVID-19

Reservations to be accepted for county campgrounds beginning 7 p.m. Friday

Suffolk County campgrounds will open on a limited basis starting June 1 for those with existing reservations, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. New reservations will also be accepted...

05.15.2020 COVID-19

Governor extends PAUSE to May 28; some beaches to open for Memorial Day

As five upstate regions begin reopening Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the “NY PAUSE” order for the downstate region for another two weeks. The executive order, signed Thursday,...

05.11.2020 COVID-19

Two key metrics, as well as adding contact tracers, remain in way of Long Island starting its Phase 1

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said it’s unlikely the Long Island region would be ready to start Phase 1 of the reopening plan Friday when the NY on PAUSE...

04.10.2020 COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in Suffolk surpasses 20,000; county to form recovery task force to address economic fallout

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County surpassed 20,000 on Friday, a higher figure than the majority of U.S. states. “It’s remarkable to think about a little more than a...

04.09.2020 COVID-19

County executive reports slight dip in new hospitalizations today

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone reported the lowest increase in hospitalizations yet during the coronavirus crisis. Just 10 patients were admitted to local hospitals within the last day, he...

04.05.2020 COVID-19

Ninth death reported at Peconic Landing; ICU capacity increasing across county, Bellone says

A 98-year-old woman who lived at Peconic Landing died Saturday in connection to COVID-19, the lifecare and retirement community announced Sunday. She is the ninth death at Peconic Landing....

04.03.2020 COVID-19

As number of ICU patients continues to climb, Suffolk hospitals may soon face shortage

The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in intensive care units at Suffolk County hospitals has more than tripled in the last week, leaving just 43 ICU beds currently...

03.29.2020 COVID-19

Bellone: Fatalities in Suffolk County climb to 40; man in Southampton Town dies at home

A man in his 60s who lived in Southampton Town died Thursday at his home from complications due to the coronavirus, County Executive Steve Bellone said Sunday. Mr. Bellone...

03.22.2020 COVID-19

Bellone: ‘We are engaged in this fight for the foreseeable future’

Three more people in Suffolk County have died from the coronavirus, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Sunday during a media briefing. That brings the total in the county...

05.17.2019 Government

County reaches deal with two unions, employees will now contribute to health care plan

For the first time, Suffolk County employees will contribute toward their health care plan under a new agreement reached with County Executive Steve Bellone last week.

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