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Covid-19: Positivity Rate Rises To Near 4 Percent In CT, 32 New Deaths Reported
The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise in Connecticut, which reported nearly three dozen new deaths.
In its latest update on Thursday, March 31, the state Department of Public Health reported 32 new virus-related deaths in the past week, as the number of deaths rose to 10,776 since March 2020.
On Wednesday, March 30, nearly 12,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 471 confirmed new cases for a 3.95 percent daily positive infection rate after seeing it hover around 2 percent for weeks earlier in 2022.
Ten more COVID-19 patients were discharged fro…
Covid-19: Infection Rate Below 3 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths By County
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut continues to plummet, down below 3 percent, according to the latest update from the state Department of Public Health.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, there were 16,591 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut which resulted in 423 confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.55 percent daily positivity rate, among the lowest recorded in 2022.
Thirteen more COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals were discharged, leaving 235 still hospitalized with the virus. Of those patients, 113 (48.1 percent) were not fully vaccinated, officials noted. …
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Steady In CT, 105 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut held steady under 5 percent as the death toll in the state topped 10,300 since the beginning of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Feb. 16, 11,542 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 544 confirmed new cases for a 4.71 percent positive infection rate, up slightly from the previous day.
In January, the infection rate hovered above 20 percent for several weeks, peaking in the middle of the month.
One hundred and five new COVID-19 fatalities in the past week in Connecticut brought the death toll to 10,324 since March 2020.
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Covid-19: Hospitalizations, Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths
The daily COVID-19 positive infection rate in Connecticut is back near 5 percent as the number of patients being treated for the virus dipped under 600 statewide.
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, there were 20,325 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,048 confirmed cases of the virus for a 5.16 percent daily positivity, down nearly 2 percent from the previous day.
Fifty-five more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, as the number being treated for the virus dipped to 552 statewide.
Of the 552 COVID-19 patients, officials noted that less than half (272) were…
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Back Below 1,700 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths, By County
The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Connecticut hospitals has dipped below 1,700 as the state continues to see a strong recovery following a post-holiday surge of new infections over the past month.
In the latest update from the State Department of Public Health on Friday, Jan. 21, there were 32,459 COVID-19 tests administered the previous day, resulting in 4,444 laboratory-confirmed cases for a 13.69 percent daily positive infection rate, continuing a trend of cases declining.
After plateauing near 25 percent for several days last week, the daily positivity rate has been p…
