Covid-19: CT Hits New Hospitalizations Milestone; Latest Breakdown By County

Connecticut has hit a new milestone in its fight against COVID-19 as the number of patients being treated for the virus dipped below 200 for the first time in months.

There are now less than 200 COVID-19 patients hospitalized.
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Zak Failla

10/28/2021 9:30 a.m.

Eight more patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 194 being treated statewide, marking a new benchmark.

In the latest update from the state Department of Health, 20,754 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut on Tuesday, Oct. 26, resulting in 337 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a daily positive infection rate of 1.62 percent, up slightly from the previous day.

Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, there have been a total of 11.72 million COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, which led to a total of 401,716 confirmed cases.

The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, by county, according to the state Department of Health as of Wednesday, Oct. 27:

Fairfield: 112,345 (11,909 per 100,000 residents);
New Haven: 105,271 (12,316);
Hartford: 98,384 (11,033);
New London: 27,428 (10,342);
Litchfield: 17,087 (9,475);
Middlesex: 14,887 (9,165);
Windham: 13,292 (11,382);
Tolland: 11,339 (7,523).

A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.

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