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Covid-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is approaching levels not seen since the surge of Omicron cases as the state reported more than three dozen new virus-related deaths.
In the latest update on Thursday, May 19, the state Department of Public Health reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,022 since March 2020.
In the past seven days, there have been nearly 70,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,751 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate of 1…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Down Again In CT, 225 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dipped below 10 percent for the first time in 2022, though the virus-related death toll since the pandemic began has surpassed 9,900.
On Wednesday, Jan. 26, 31,201 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 3,036 confirmed new cases for a 9.73 percent positive infection rate, the lowest since the post-holiday surge of the virus.
Earlier in the month, the infection rate hovered above 20 percent for several weeks.
In the past week, there have been 225 virus-related deaths reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Hea…