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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 2.5 Percent In CT, 62 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 2.5 Percent In CT, 62 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Below 2.5 Percent In CT, 62 New Deaths Reported The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dipped back under 2.5 percent for the second straight day as the death toll approaches 10,700 since the pandemic began more than two years ago. On Wednesday, March 16, nearly 17,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 404 confirmed new cases for a 2.40 percent daily positive infection rate. Sixty-two new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut, bringing the death toll to 10,677 since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Two more COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals…

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COVID-19: CT Infection Rate Hits 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Infection Rate Hits 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Infection Rate Hits 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community Variants of the COVID-19 virus continue to cause trouble in Connecticut and across the country as the daily positive infection rate in the state spiked up past 3.5 percent in the latest data released by the Department of Public Health. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 21,101 new COVID-19 tests administered statewide on Wednesday, Aug. 11, resulting in 742 laboratory-confirmed cases for a 3.52 percent daily positive infection rate, up from 3.15 percent the previous day. The Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the dominant strain in Connecticut, now accounting for more t…

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COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Spikes Above 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Spikes Above 3.5 Percent; New Case Breakdown By County, Community
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. 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 t…

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COVID-19: CT Sees 45 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County COVID-19: CT Sees 45 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County
Covid-19: CT Sees 45 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County Dozens of new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut, which continues combating the post-holiday surge of the virus across the country, though the infection rate has been dropping. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 40,958 COVID-19 tests administered statewide on Thursday, Jan. 21, resulting in 2,019 positive cases for a 4.93 positive infection rate after hovering above 6 percent through most of the week and hit more than 10 percent last week. Eleven COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, as the number dropped to 1,058 statewide, though 45 …

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