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Covid-19: Positive Infection Rate In CT Tops 10 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County

Some in Connecticut are calling for state officials to reinstate mask mandates and other measures to help curtail the current spread of COVID-19. 

This map shows the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks

This map shows the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks

Photo Credit: ct.gov
This map shows the distribution of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and tests since the beginning of the pandemic. Darker colors indicate towns with more cases.

This map shows the distribution of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and tests since the beginning of the pandemic. Darker colors indicate towns with more cases.

Photo Credit: ct.gov

In recent weeks, Connecticut has seen the number of new cases continue to rise as the average positive COVID-19 infection rate hit 10.32 percent over the past week. 

In the past seven days, there have been more than 60,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health, resulting in 6,198 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus.

Last week, the average seven-day positive infection rate was below 7 percent.

Thirty-five more COVID-19 patients were administered to Connecticut hospitals in the past seven days, bringing the total being treated to 245 across the state. 

Since the pandemic began, more than 14.1 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in Connecticut, resulting in a total of 825,711 confirmed cases.

The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Connecticut since the beginning of the pandemic, by county, according to the Department of Public Health on Wednesday, May 4:

  • Fairfield: 209,878 (2,720 deaths);
  • New Haven: 201,134 (2,824);
  • Hartford: 182,657 (3,135);
  • New London: 56,816 (659);
  • Litchfield: 32,744 (458);
  • Middlesex: 29,057 (480);
  • Windham: 26,195 (304);
  • Tolland: 21,321 (274);
  • Unknown: 2,295.

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;
  • 35-44: 94 percent;
  • 45-54: 91 percent;
  • 25-34: 90 percent;
  • 16-17: 88 percent;
  • 18-24: 85 percent;
  • 12-15: 82 percent;
  • 5-11: 49 percent.

A complete list of cases, by communities, can be found here by clicking and scrolling down.

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