In his latest COVID-19 briefing, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 85,344 COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 4,516 new positive cases as the positive infection rate held steady at approximately 5.25 percent.
A total of 55 new COVID-19 patients were hospitalized for treatment of the virus, bringing the total to 1,111 in Connecticut. There were 69 newly confirmed virus-related deaths, bringing the total to 6,168 since the pandemic began last year.
The latest rundown of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, by county, as of Monday, Jan. 4:
- Fairfield: 57,467;
- New Haven: 48,507;
- Hartford: 47,726;
- New London: 10,981;
- Litchfield: 7,645;
- Middlesex: 6,737;
- Windham: 5,340;
- Tolland: 5,033;
- Unknown: 684.
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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