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In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 25 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total as of Thursday, Nov. 18 to 8,834 statewide since the pandemic began in March 2020.
The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, up to above 4 percent before dropping down to 2.55 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
On Nov. 17, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were more than 29,000 COVID-19 tests administered statewide, resulting in 747 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus.
Six more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated down to 241.
Connecticut continues to be among the quickest in administering the COVID-19 vaccine per capita, with 2,689,183 residents receiving at least one shot, while 2,449,199 have completed the vaccination process.
A breakdown of which populations have received the most vaccines, by age group on Nov. 18:
- 65+: >95 percent
- 55-64: 93 percent;
- 45-54: 84 percent;
- 35-44: 85 percent;
- 25-34: 78 percent;
- 18-24: 72 percent;
- 16-17: 81 percent;
- 12-15: 72 percent;
- 5-11: 13 percent.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Connecticut since March 2020, by county:
- Fairfield: 114,149 (12,101 per 100,000 residents);
- New Haven: 107,605 (12,589);
- Hartford: 100,832 (11,308);
- New London: 28,564 (10,770);
- Litchfield: 17,799 (9,870);
- Middlesex: 15,281 (9,407);
- Windham: 14,022 (12,007);
- Tolland: 11,670 (7,743).
A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.
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