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In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 25 new virus-related deaths - up from more than 30 a week prior - bringing the total up to 8,776 statewide as of Thursday, Nov. 4 since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, up to nearly 3 percent before dropping down to 2.25 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Nov. 3, up from 1.82 percent the previous day.
On Nov. 3, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were more than 21,000 COVID-19 tests administered statewide, resulting in 391 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus.
Six more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated down to 209.
Connecticut continues to be among the quickest in administering the COVID-19 vaccine per capita, with 2,616,771 residents receiving at least one shot, while 2,420,969 have completed the vaccination process.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group on Nov. 4:
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: 92 percent;
- 45-54: 83 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: 112,852 (11,963 per 100,000 residents);
- New Haven: 105,929 (12,393);
- Hartford: 99,150 (11,119);
- New London: 27,728 (10,455);
- Litchfield: 17,267 (9,575);
- Middlesex: 14,991 (9,229);
- Windham: 13,512 (11,570);
- Tolland: 11,426 (7,581).
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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