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Covid-19: Positivity Rate Near 2.5 Percent In CT, 67 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 death toll in Connecticut has hit another dubious milestone as the number of fatalities topped 10,700 since the beginning of the pandemic.
In its latest update on Thursday, March 24, the state Department of Public Health reported 67 new virus-related deaths in the past week, as the number of deaths rose to 10,744 since March 2020.
On Wednesday, March 23, nearly 17,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 439 confirmed new cases for a 2.64 percent daily positive infection rate, down a near full point from the previous day.
One more COVID-19 patient was …
Storm With Damaging Winds Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
A strong storm with damaging wind gusts has left thousands without power in Connecticut.
At around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, about 12,500 outages were reported statewide.
A total of 11,500 Eversource customers are without service, with most of the outages in the Town of Litchfield (1,959), Monroe (1,700) in Fairfield County, Cheshire (658) in New Haven County, Winchester (590) in Litchfield County, Farmington (487) in Hartford County, Thomaston (434) in Litchfield County, Southbury (414) in New Haven County, and Harwinton (337) in Litchfield County.
United Illuminating is reporting …
CT Gas Prices Hit All-Time High; Here's What You Can Do To Save Fuel, Money
Connecticut continues to contend with the crisis in Ukraine as gas prices have hit a new record high amid the invasion by Russia, according to AAA.
As of Wednesday, March 9 - the day after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be accepting Russian oil - the average price per gallon in Connecticut rose to $4.41, eclipsing the previous record of $4.39 that was set on July 9, 2008.
In the past 24 hours, the average price rose six cents in Connecticut, while gas costs 42 cents more than a week ago and is up from $3.60 a gallon a month ago.
One year ago, on March 9, 2021, the averag…
