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On Tuesday, March 29, there were nearly 14,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, according to the latest update from the state Department of Public Health, which resulted in 458 confirmed cases of the virus for a 3.35 percent daily positive infection rate, down slightly from the previous day.
Three COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 98 still being treated for the virus statewide.
Of the 98 COVID-19 patients still being treated in Connecticut, officials noted that 28 (28.6 percent) were not fully vaccinated, a figure that continues dropping week-to-week.
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, there have been more than 10,700 virus-related deaths.
More than 15.5 million tests have been administered since the pandemic began in Connecticut, resulting in a total of 736,033 confirmed cases of the virus.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic, by county on Wednesday, March 30:
- Fairfield: 201,596 (2,693 deaths);
- New Haven: 194,680 (2,805);
- Hartford: 176,439 (3,119);
- New London: 54,505 (651);
- Litchfield: 31,589 (454);
- Middlesex: 27,922 (478);
- Windham: 25,577 (300);
- Tolland: 20,402 (269);
- Unknown: 2,865 (10).
As of March 30, more than 3 million Connecticut residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 2.7 million have completed the vaccination process. The state has also administered nearly 1.5 million booster shots.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group:
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: >95 percent;
- 45-54: 91 percent;
- 35-44: 93 percent;
- 25-34: 89 percent;
- 18-24: 84 percent;
- 16-17: 88 percent;
- 12-15: 81 percent;
- 5-11: 47 percent.
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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