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According to the latest update from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, there were 9,618 COVID-19 tests administered statewide on Monday, Feb. 21, resulting in 338 confirmed positive cases, resulting in a 3.51 percent daily infection rate, up from below 3 percent over the weekend.
Of the 261 COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals, health officials noted that 128 (49 percent) are not fully vaccinated.
According to the Department of Public Health, for the week beginning on Monday, Feb. 6, unvaccinated persons had a 3.1-times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to an unvaccinated person. Unvaccinated people also had an 18.1-times greater risk of dying from the virus compared to vaccinated individuals.
More than 10,300 virus-related deaths have been reported since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic, by county, as of Tuesday, Feb. 22:
- Fairfield: 197,585 (2,621 deaths);
- New Haven: 189,500 (2,706);
- Hartford: 173,886 (2,984);
- New London: 53,279 (619);
- Litchfield: 31,115 (434);
- Middlesex: 27,167 (464);
- Windham: 25,289 (287);
- Tolland: 20,019 (259);
- Unknown: 2,778 (0).
As of Feb. 22, nearly 3 million Connecticut residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 2.7 million have completed the vaccination process. The state has also administered more than 1.3 million booster shots.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group on Feb. 22:
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: >95 percent;
- 45-54: 90 percent;
- 35-44: 93 percent;
- 25-34: 88 percent;
- 18-24: 84 percent;
- 16-17: 87 percent;
- 12-15: 80 percent;
- 5-11: 46 percent.
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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