In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 33 new virus-related deaths - up from less than two dozen a week prior - bringing the total up to 8,809 statewide, according to the latest update from the Department of Health.
After spiking above 3 percent for two days earlier this week, the daily positive infection rate of those tested in Connecticut is down to 2.61 percent, with 458 new COVID-19 cases confirmed out of 17,555 tests administered statewide.
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, there have been more than 12 million COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in a total of 407,750 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus.
Thirteen more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated down to 225.
Connecticut continues to be among the quickest in administering the COVID-19 vaccine per capita, with 2,644,110 residents receiving at least one shot, while 2,433,128 have completed the vaccination process.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group on Friday, Nov. 12
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: 92 percent;
- 45-54: 84 percent;
- 35-44: 84 percent;
- 25-34: 77 percent;
- 18-24: 71 percent;
- 16-17: 80 percent;
- 12-15: 71 percent.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Connecticut since March 2020, by county:
- Fairfield: 113,337 (12,015 per 100,000 residents);
- New Haven: 106,641 (12,476);
- Hartford: 99,967 (11,211);
- New London: 28,061 (10,581);
- Litchfield: 17,504 (9,706);
- Middlesex: 15,140 (9,321);
- Windham: 13,729 (11,756);
- Tolland: 11,542 (7,658).
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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