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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 11 Percent In CT, 31 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 11 Percent In CT, 31 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 11 Percent In CT, 31 New Deaths Reported The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back on the decline after spiking near 15 percent last month, though nearly three dozen new virus-related deaths were reported in the past week. In the latest update on Thursday, June 2, the state Department of Public Health reported 31 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,072 since March 2020 at the outset of the pandemic. In the past seven days, there have been more than 33,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 3,583 laboratory-confirmed cases of the viru…
COVID-19: Positivity Rate Stays Above 13 Percent In CT, 25 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Stays Above 13 Percent In CT, 25 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Stays Above 13 Percent In CT, 25 New Deaths Reported The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise in Connecticut, which reported more than two dozen new deaths in the past week. In the latest update on Thursday, May 12, the state Department of Public Health reported 25 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 10,883 since March 2020. In the past seven days, there have been more than 72,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,606 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity percent of 13.24 percent positivity rate, up slig…
COVID-19: Positivity Rate Above 6 Percent In CT, 14 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Above 6 Percent In CT, 14 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Above 6 Percent In CT, 14 New Deaths Reported The COVID-19-related death toll in Connecticut has hit another dubious milestone as the state contends with a rising infection rate. In its latest update on Thursday, April 14, the state Department of Public Health reported 14 new virus-related deaths in the past week, as the number of deaths topped 10,800, reaching 10,809 since the pandemic began in March 2020. Over the past seven days, the positive infection rate in Connecticut continues to rise, up to an average of 6.26 percent after holding steady below 2 percent for several weeks earlier in 2022. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that …
COVID-19: Infection Rate Down, Hospitalizations Below 350 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: Infection Rate Down, Hospitalizations Below 350 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: Infection Rate Down, Hospitalizations Below 350 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases There are now fewer than 350 COVID-19 patients being treated for the virus in Connecticut as the state continues to recover from the January surge of new infections that plagued the region. Forty-five more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health, bringing the total being treated down to 340 after peaking at more than 1,000 following the holidays when the virus peaked in mid-January. There were 30,046 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Tuesday, Feb. 15, resulting in 1,464 laboratory-confirmed …
COVID-19: Positive Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: Positive Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: Positive Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases The COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut continue to show improvement as the positive infection rate and the number of patients being treated for the virus in state hospitals dropped back down toward pre-holiday levels. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, there were 24,024 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,786 positive cases for a 7.43 percent daily positive infection rate, down from nearly 9 percent the previous day. Sixty more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the number being treated statewide to 935, 501 (53.6 percent) of whom were not fully vacc…
COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 241 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 241 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 241 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases Two hundred and forty-one new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the past week in Connecticut, which has seen the number of new virus-related hospitalizations dip for the sixth consecutive day after the number of cases surged. In the latest update from the State Department of Public Health on Thursday, Jan. 20, more than 36,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 4,805 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 13.29 percent daily positivity rate. After plateauing near 25 percent for several days last week, the daily positivity rate has been plummeting for days. …
COVID-19: CT Sets Daily Infection Rate Record Of Over 20 Percent; New Deaths Reported COVID-19: CT Sets Daily Infection Rate Record Of Over 20 Percent; New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: CT Sets Daily Infection Rate Record Of Over 20 Percent; New Deaths Reported Connecticut's daily COVID-19 positivity rate topped 20 percent, marking a new record as the Omnicom variant continues to torment the state. On Thursday, Dec. 30, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state administered 37,891 COVID-19 tests within the past 24 hours, resulting in 7,704 laboratory-confirmed cases. The 20.33 percent infection rate shattered the previous record after it sat at 17.78 percent the previous day.  Eighty-three new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut, which now has reported 9,160 virus-related deaths. Hospitals continue to be threate…
COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community The overall positive COVID-19 rate in Connecticut dipped back below 7 percent, and the state has seen a decrease in hospitalizations, though the death rate continues to climb. After seeing the infection rate spike to 8.6 percent earlier this week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the Department of Health said that it was back down to 6.63 percent on Thursday, Dec. 10 after dipping to 7.56 percent the day before. Out of 36,659 COVID-19 tests administered on Dec. 9, there were 2,431 positive cases, bringing the total in Connecticut. At 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the total of laborato…
COVID-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location COVID-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location
Covid-19: CT Positive Test Rate Spikes To 8.6 Percent; Here's New Rundown By Location With COVID-19 cases surging, Connecticut is seeing positivity rates rising to levels not seen in the state since the pandemic first peaked in the spring. On Monday, Dec. 7, there were 27,918 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 2,414 new positive tests. The 8.65 percent infection rate is the highest the state has seen in months. Forty more COVID-19 patients were administered to Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 1,223. There were 18 additional COVID-19 fatalities as the death toll rose to 5,242 since the pandemic broke out in March. As of 8:30 p.m. on De…
COVID-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases For Third Straight Day; New Rundown Of Cases COVID-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases For Third Straight Day; New Rundown Of Cases
Covid-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases For Third Straight Day; New Rundown Of Cases The positive rate for COVID-19 testing in Connecticut increased for the third straight day. A total of 36,339 tests were administered and 2,353 came back positive (6.48 percent positivity), according to data released Thursday afternoon. Nov. 19.  That's up from 5.98 percent a day earlier and 5.16 percent the day before that. There are now 840 patients now hospitalized statewide for COVID (an increase of 24). There were 21 new COVID deaths statewide. For the latest rundown of cases by county and community, click here and scroll down.
COVID-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases To 5.98 Percent; Rundown Of Cases By Communities COVID-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases To 5.98 Percent; Rundown Of Cases By Communities
Covid-19: CT Testing Positivity Rate Increases To 5.98 Percent; Rundown Of Cases By Communities There were 13 new deaths due to COVID-19 in Connecticut as the positive rate for testing increased by nearly a full percentage point in the latest data. A total of 34,135 tests were administered and 2,042 came back positive (5.98 percent positivity), according to data released Wednesday afternoon. Nov. 18. That's up from 5.16 percent positivity a day earlier. There are now 816 patients now hospitalized statewide for COVID (an increase of 39). For the latest rundown of cases by county and community, click here and scroll down.
COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate, Number Of New Cases By County, Town COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate, Number Of New Cases By County, Town
Covid-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate, Number Of New Cases By County, Town The COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut continues to rise as it has steadily approached 4 percent in recent weeks. In his latest COVID-19 update on Monday, Nov. 9, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 86,686 new tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 3,338 confirmed probable cases (3.72 percent). The drop below 4 percent comes following an infection rate spike near 5 percent last week. Ninety-four more COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the past three days, bringing the total to 496 statewide - up from 380 last week - and there were 27 new virus-related deaths…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT
Covid-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT Connecticut continues to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate continues to rise. For the second time this week, the COVID-19 positivity rate of those tested in Connecticut rose to 2.4 percent, the first time the state has seen a rate that high since the summer. There were 33,048 COVID-19 tests administered, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said, resulting in 802 positive tests. There are now 184 patients hospitalized with the virus, down seven, and there were two new COVID-19-related fatalities. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 1,965,112 COVID-19 tests repo…