Covid-19: Hospitalizations, Positive Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Data

The positive COVID-19 infection rate and hospitalizations are both down in Connecticut as the state recovers from the most recent wave of new cases.

This map shows the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks.
Photo Credit: *ct.gov*

Zak Failla

04/02/2022 8:30 a.m.

On Thursday, March 31, nearly 14,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 501 confirmed new cases for a 3.68 percent daily positive infection rate, down slightly from the numbers recorded earlier in the week.

Seven more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated down to 81 after topping 100 for several days last week.

As of Friday, April 1, more than 3 million Connecticut residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and approximately 2.7 million have completed the vaccination process. The state has also administered nearly 1.5 million booster shots.

A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group on April 1:

65+: >95 percent
55-64: >95 percent;
35-44: 94 percent;
45-54: 91 percent;
25-34: 89 percent;
16-17: 88 percent;
18-24: 85 percent;
12-15: 81 percent;
5-11: 48 percent.

The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic, by county:

Fairfield: 202,152 (2,693 deaths);
New Haven: 194,892 (2,806);
Hartford: 176,654 (3,120);
New London: 54,580 (653);
Litchfield: 31,625 (454);
Middlesex: 27,963 (479);
Windham: 25,602 (300);
Tolland: 20,439 (270);
Unknown: 2,868 (1).

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

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