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COVID-19: Positivity Rate In CT Spikes Over 8 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County COVID-19: Positivity Rate In CT Spikes Over 8 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County
Covid-19: Positivity Rate In CT Spikes Over 8 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County The recent surge of new COVID-19 infections in Connecticut has led to the state's positivity rate spiking to its highest level in nearly a year. In the latest update from the state Department of Health, there were 23,047 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Monday, Dec. 6, resulting in 1,919 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The 8.33 percent positive infection rate is up from 5.80 percent the previous day and is the highest recorded in approximately 11 months. It is the first time that the daily positivity rate was above 8 percent since early January. There have been more …

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COVID-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses COVID-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses
Covid-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses Moderna is working on a booster shot for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine that will be made available by the fall to help avoid another surge of new cases over the winter. CEO Stephane Bancel said on CNBC that the company “wants to make sure there are boost vaccines available in the fall so that we protect people as we go into the next fall and winter season in the U.S.” Last month, the National Institutes of Health began testing several versions of boosters from Moderna that could potentially be used to combat variants of COVID-19, including the South African strain that has flummoxed resear…

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