There
will be an online portal where individuals can order at-home PCR
tests.
The
Suffolk Health commissioner says he's been talking with state officials about
making more tests available.
Meanwhile,
Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman is calling on the state to make more at-home test
kits available immediately.
Blakeman also appeared on FOX News Monday
night saying he will not enforce the governor's mask mandate.
"Using good common sense
and discussing it with our health care professionals, I have determined that I am not going
to enforce the mask mandate because it's not necessary. We are not in crisis in
Nassau County," says Blakeman.
Long Island continues to have
the highest positivity rate in the state. The seven-day positivity rate rose nearly
10% - jumping to 9.84%. That number is up from 9.32% on Saturday. There was
a total of 3,643 new cases reported on Long Island on Monday.