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Covid-19: 13 New Deaths Reported In CT; Latest Case Breakdown By County, Community
More than a dozen new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut over the weekend as the overall positive infection rate hovered around 3 percent after spiking last week.
Between Friday, April 9, and Monday, April 12, there were 98,891 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in a total of 2,985 laboratory-confirmed new infections for a 3.02 percent positive infection rate.
Over that stretch, an additional 13 new COVID-19 fatalities were reported as the death toll rose to 7,957 since the pandemic began last year.
Seven more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut h…
Covid-19: CT Sees 35 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community
With more Nutmeggers becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Connecticut continues to see a decrease in deaths and positive cases.
Over the weekend, 86,401 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 2,233 newly confirmed cases for a 2.58 percent positive infection rate.
According to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, there were 39 new COVID-19 fatalities reported over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 7,562 in Connecticut since the pandemic began.
Thirty-five COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 500 still being tr…
Covid-19: Here's How Many CT Residents Have Received First, Second Doses
Connecticut continues to pump out COVID-19 vaccines at among the quickest clips in the country.
In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut ranks in the top three states for administering the vaccine as others have struggled with rolling out their vaccination plan.
As of Thursday, Jan. 28, there were a total of 364,255 - 299,876 first, 64,379 second - COVID-19 vaccine doses administered statewide, with a 16 percent increase in allocations to states beginning next week, according to President Joe Biden.
Lamont said that 35 percent of the state’s pop…
Covid-19: Biden Issues Orders On Masks, Schools, Travel, Saying 'This Is A Wartime Undertaking'
President Joe Biden has hit the ground running in laying out his COVID-19 response plan to slow down the pandemic, issuing a series of executive orders to combat the spread of the virus, calling it a "wartime undertaking."
On his first full day in office, Thursday, Jan. 21, Biden signed 10 executive orders to combat COVID-19, mandating masks on public transportation across the country and directing agencies to use wartime powers to require American companies to make masks, swabs, and other equipment.
The new travel order also requires international travelers to provide proof of a negative…
