Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Spikes Above 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community

After a lengthy stretch of seeing decreasing positive COVID-19 rates in Connecticut, the state reported a small uptick as the number of hospitalizations also rose.

This map shows the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks. Only cases among persons living in community settings are included in this map;
Photo Credit: *ct.gov*

This map shows the distribution of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and tests since the beginning of the pandemic. Darker colors indicate towns with more cases.
Photo Credit: *ct.gov*

Zak Failla

03/09/2021 4:35 p.m.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that on Monday, March 8, 21,030 COVID-19 tests were administered, with 749 new infections confirmed for a 3.56 percent positivity rate, up from several days under 2 percent recently.

Thirteen new COVID-19 patients were admitted into Connecticut hospitals as the number being treated statewide jumped to 401.

There were 14 new COVID-19-related fatalities reported in Connecticut, bringing the death toll to 7,739 since the pandemic broke out a year ago.

A total of 7,018,957 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Connecticut, resulting in 288,145 laboratory-confirmed cases.

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The latest breakdown of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, by county, according to the state Department of Health on March 9:

Fairfield: 82,350;
New Haven: 73,618;
Hartford: 71,338;
New London: 19,568;
Litchfield: 11,399;
Middlesex: 10,673;
Windham: 9,370;
Tolland: 8,038;
Unknown: 992.

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

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