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Covid-19: Daily Positive-Infection Rate Back Under 2 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases

The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is back on the decline after peaking near 3 percent last week.

Here's the latest COVID-19 breakdown in Connecticut.

Here's the latest COVID-19 breakdown in Connecticut.

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In the latest update released by the state Department of Health, Connecticut was reporting 58,142 new COVID-19 tests that were administered over the weekend, resulting in 899 new laboratory-confirmed cases since Friday, Oct. 22 for a 1.55 percent positive infection rate.

One new COVID-19 patient was admitted to a Connecticut hospital over the weekend, bringing the total to 212 being treated statewide.

Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, there have been a total of 11.69 million COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, which led to a total of 401,125 confirmed cases.

The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, by county, according to the state Department of Health as of Monday, Oct. 25:

  • Fairfield: 112,149 (11,889 per 100,000 residents);
  • New Haven: 104,990 (12,283);
  • Hartford: 98,052 (10,996);
  • New London: 27,301 (10,294);
  • Litchfield: 17,023 (9,440);
  • Middlesex: 14,850 (9,142);
  • Windham: 13,207 (11,309);
  • Tolland: 11,311 (7,505).

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

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