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Covid-19: Hospitalizations Up, Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back near 2 percent as the number of patients being treated for the virus in statewide hospitals rose slightly, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health.
On Monday, March 7, there were more than 52,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,191 confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.28 percent daily positivity rate.
Over the weekend, the state recorded more than 2,700 COVID-19 cases with a 2.81 percent positivity rate, Gov. Ned Lamont noted.
Six more COVID-19 patients were administered to Conn…
Covid-19: NY Nurse, Marine Corps Reservist, Indicted For Vaccination Card Fraud Scheme
A Long Island nurse and member of the US Marine Corps have been indicted for their roles in an alleged COVID-19 vaccination card fraud scheme, federal authorities announced.
An indictment was unsealed on Thursday, Feb. 17 charging Queens resident Jia Liu, age 26, a member of the US Marine Corps Reserve, and Nassau County resident Steven Rodriguez, age 27, of Long Beach, a nurse at a clinic in Hempstead, for their roles in the scheme.
US Attorney Breon Peace said that between March 2021 and February 2022, the two allegedly conspired to steal and forge COVID-19 vaccination cards to falsely re…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Steady In CT, 105 New Deaths Reported; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut held steady under 5 percent as the death toll in the state topped 10,300 since the beginning of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Feb. 16, 11,542 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 544 confirmed new cases for a 4.71 percent positive infection rate, up slightly from the previous day.
In January, the infection rate hovered above 20 percent for several weeks, peaking in the middle of the month.
One hundred and five new COVID-19 fatalities in the past week in Connecticut brought the death toll to 10,324 since March 2020.
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