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On Monday, Feb. 7, there were 18,982 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health, resulting in 1,343 confirmed new cases for a 7.08 daily positivity rating, up from 4.77 percent over the weekend.
Twenty-four more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospital, as the number being treated for the virus dipped to 607 statewide.
Of the 607 COVID-19 patients, officials noted that 314 (51.7 percent) were not fully vaccinated.
According to the Department of Public Health's most recent update, unvaccinated persons had a 3.1-times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to an unvaccinated person. Unvaccinated people also had a 12.9-times greater risk of dying from the virus compared to vaccinated individuals.
More than 10,000 virus-related deaths have been reported in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic, by county, on Tuesday, Feb. 8:
- Fairfield: 195,214 (2,581 deaths);
- New Haven: 185,705 (2,639);
- Hartford: 171,352 (2,919);
- New London: 52,125 (600);
- Litchfield: 30,349 (425);
- Middlesex: 26,349 (461);
- Windham: 24,880 (280);
- Tolland: 19,591 (254);
- Unknown: 2,713 (0).
Connecticut has administered nearly 3 million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Feb. 4, while more than 2.6 million have completed the vaccination progress.
Approximately 1.3 million COVID-19 booster shots have also been administered since they became available.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group according to the most recent update from the Department of Public Health:
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: >95 percent;
- 45-54: 90 percent;
- 35-44: 92 percent;
- 25-34: 87 percent;
- 18-24: 83 percent;
- 16-17: 86 percent;
- 12-15: 79 percent;
- 5-11: 44 percent.
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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