Covid-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County
More than two dozen new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut as new variants of the virus continue to trouble health officials.
In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 25 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total up to 8,355 statewide as of Thursday, Aug. 26, as the infection rate is back on the rise.
The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, from above 4 percent to 3.64 percent on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
On Aug. 25, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 21,649 COVID-19 te…
Covid-19: Hospitalizations, Infection Rate In CT Down; Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community
With some calling for the return of mass COVID-19 testing sites in Connecticut, the state saw a dip in hospitalizations and daily infection rate as the US continues contending with variants of the virus.
The daily COVID-19 infection rate of those tested on Tuesday, Aug. 24 was down to 3.28 percent, down from 3.83 percent the previous day, though the number represents the recent surge of new infections being recorded in Connecticut.
In total, 19,850 people were tested in Connecticut, resulting in 651 newly confirmed cases, though the number of patients being treated for the virus in state ho…
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Above 4 Percent; New Breakdown By Community
The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island fluctuated over the weekend but stayed above 4 percent as the region contends with the Delta variant of the virus that has been rapidly spreading.
For four straight days, Long Island has seen the infection rate above the dubious 4 percent mark, though it dropped from 4.06 percent on Friday, Aug. 20, to 4.05 percent the following day, down to 4.01 percent as of Sunday, Aug. 22.
Comparatively, statewide, the average infection rate is back on the rise, from 3.12 percent to 3.16 percent in the same time frame.
In Suffolk, 409 new COVID-19 inf…
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Climbs Over 4 Percent; New Breakdown By Community
Long Island hit a dubious milestone as the battle against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rages forward.
The average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island of those tested jumped above 4 percent, to 4.07 percent on Thursday, Aug. 19, up from 3.96 percent the previous day, representing the first time the number topped that threshold in months.
Statewide, the average infection rate is on the decline for the third straight day, from 3.16 percent on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to 3.15 the following day, to 3.13 percent on Aug. 19.
In Suffolk, 568 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed,…
