Editing Nassau County, New York (section)

==Health==
The first case of [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] was reported in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 13, 2021|title=COVID-19: First Omicron Cases Identified In Nassau County|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/nassau/news/covid-19-first-omicron-cases-identified-in-nassau-county/821777/|access-date=January 18, 2022|website=Nassau Daily Voice|language=en|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118045127/https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/nassau/news/covid-19-first-omicron-cases-identified-in-nassau-county/821777/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of January 12, 2021, there have been 104,078 cases, 3,044 deaths, 2,102,900 tests conducted, and a 4.9% positivity rate.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker|url=https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Map?:embed=yes&:toolbar=no&:tabs=n|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=[[New York State Department of Health]] COVID-19 Tracker|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111204026/https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Map?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Times]]''' COVID-19 tracker, Nassau County's average daily case count is 1,567 (116 per capita), with 1 in 13 testing positive (the third-worst of any county in the state) and 1 in 545 dying.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=April 2020|title=New York Coronavirus Map and Case Count|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/new-york-coronavirus-cases.html|access-date=January 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110160709/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/new-york-coronavirus-cases.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2024, Nassau County passed into law a ban on wearing face masks in public, making it a misdemeanor subject to a $1,000 fine and up to one year in prison to wear a facial covering in public, a move that was criticized by the [[New York Civil Liberties Union]] as a "dangerous misuse of the law to score political points."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2024-08-14 |title=New York county signs first mask ban into US law, sparking controversy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/nassau-county-new-york-mask-ban |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831063915/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/nassau-county-new-york-mask-ban |archive-date=2024-08-31 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The law does not apply to facial coverings "worn to protect the health or safety of the wearer," but does appear to ban wearing a mask in order to protect the health or safety of others, including persons with [[Immunodeficiency|compromised immune systems]].<ref name=":1" />