Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Holding Steady

The number of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut has held relatively steady in recent weeks, while hotspots continue rising in other parts of the country.

A breakdown of COVID-19 by municipality in Connecticut.
Photo Credit: *ct.gov*

Zak Failla

09/04/2020 3:10 p.m.

In the latest data provided by the state Department of Public Health, there have been 1,216,083 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in a total of 53,209 positive cases and 4,468 fatalities.

The infection rate on positive tests has remained at or below 1 percent of those being tested, and the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 remains flat at 65 patients still being treated.

More young people have been getting infected in recent weeks, with a total of 7,188 confirmed cases in residents between the ages of 20-20, 7,748 in people between the ages of 30-39, and 7,444 between the ages of 40 and 49.

Of the confirmed cases, 11,741 were in Connecticut residents over the age of 70.

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