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Covid-19: 40 Percent Of CT Deaths In Nursing Homes, State Says, Releasing Rundown Of Cases
The Connecticut State Department of Health broke down a list of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases statewide to find that nearly 40 percent of all deaths due to the virus were in nursing homes.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that there have been 53,122 people tested, with a total of 15,884 positive cases as of late on Thursday, Feb. 16. Of those cases, 1926 patients are still hospitalized.
There have been 971 fatalities since the outbreak began. Of those deaths, 375 have been in nursing homes, where there are still 1,713 COVID-19 cases.
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