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.

The latest COVID-19 data released by health officials in Connecticut on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
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A breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut.
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Zak Failla

12/08/2020 5:00 p.m.

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 Dec. 7, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents hit 138,258, including 129,629 laboratory-confirmed and 8,629 probable cases.

The latest rundown of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, by county, on Tuesday, Dec. 8:

Fairfield: 43,840;
New Haven: 34,777;
Hartford: 33,035;
New London: 7,064;
Litchfield: 5,358;
Middlesex: 4,319;
Tolland: 3,418;
Windham: 3,126.

A breakdown of COVID-19 cases by county and municipality, provided by the Connecticut Department of Health can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.

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