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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Rises In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Positivity Rate Rises In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Rises In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut rose slightly over the weekend, though the number of patients being treated for the virus has dipped below 150 statewide, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health.  During the weekend that began on Friday, March 4, there were more than 96,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 2,709 confirmed COVID-19 cases for a 2.81 percent positivity rate, up slightly from the previous week. Twenty-two COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated statew…

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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 225 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 225 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 225 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dipped below 10 percent for the first time in 2022, though the virus-related death toll since the pandemic began has surpassed 9,900. On Wednesday, Jan. 26, 31,201 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 3,036 confirmed new cases for a 9.73 percent positive infection rate, the lowest since the post-holiday surge of the virus. Earlier in the month, the infection rate hovered above 20 percent for several weeks. In the past week, there have been 225 virus-related deaths reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Hea…

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COVID-19: Positivity Rate In CT Tops 4 Percent; Breakdown By County, Municipality COVID-19: Positivity Rate In CT Tops 4 Percent; Breakdown By County, Municipality
Covid-19: Positivity Rate In CT Tops 4 Percent; Breakdown By County, Municipality Alarm bells are ringing at the state capitol as the daily Connecticut COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to more than 4 percent for the first time since the spread of the virus peaked earlier during the pandemic. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that in the past 24 hours, 13,039 COVID-19 tests were administered, with 538 coming back positive. The 4.1 positive infection rate is the highest the state has seen since the summer, though Lamont noted that the rise in cases “was not unexpected” and that the positivity rate hit an all-time high across the country this week. Related story - COVI…

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT
Covid-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT Connecticut continues to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate continues to rise. For the second time this week, the COVID-19 positivity rate of those tested in Connecticut rose to 2.4 percent, the first time the state has seen a rate that high since the summer. There were 33,048 COVID-19 tests administered, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said, resulting in 802 positive tests. There are now 184 patients hospitalized with the virus, down seven, and there were two new COVID-19-related fatalities. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 1,965,112 COVID-19 tests repo…

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