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Covid-19: Hospitalizations, Infection Rate In CT Down; Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community
With some calling for the return of mass COVID-19 testing sites in Connecticut, the state saw a dip in hospitalizations and daily infection rate as the US continues contending with variants of the virus.
The daily COVID-19 infection rate of those tested on Tuesday, Aug. 24 was down to 3.28 percent, down from 3.83 percent the previous day, though the number represents the recent surge of new infections being recorded in Connecticut.
In total, 19,850 people were tested in Connecticut, resulting in 651 newly confirmed cases, though the number of patients being treated for the virus in state ho…
Covid-19: CT Sees 3,900-Plus Cases; Latest Data By Community, County
Nearly 4,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Connecticut over the weekend after surpassing a total of 250,000 last week.
In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced there were 101,971 COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 3,931 newly confirmed infections, bringing the total to 253,954 statewide since the pandemic began.
The 3.86 percent infection rate among those tested is slightly higher than last week, though a far cry from the "post-holiday spike" in cases that saw that number hovering near 10 percent last month.
Seventy-three new …
