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Covid-19: Positivity Rate Stays Above 13 Percent In CT, 25 New Deaths Reported
The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise in Connecticut, which reported more than two dozen new deaths in the past week.
In the latest update on Thursday, May 12, the state Department of Public Health reported 25 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 10,883 since March 2020.
In the past seven days, there have been more than 72,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,606 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity percent of 13.24 percent positivity rate, up slig…
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Under 1,000 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths By County
The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals is under 1,000 for the first time in 2022 as the state continues its recovery from the January surge of new infections.
In the latest update from Gov. Ned Lamont, there were 14,293 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Monday, Jan. 31, resulting in 1,240 new cases for a daily positive infection rate of 8.68 percent, up slightly.
The previous day, the infection rate was at 7.33 percent, the lowest in January 2022.
Fifty-six more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the number bei…
Covid-19: CT Sees 3,900-Plus Cases; Latest Data By Community, County
Nearly 4,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Connecticut over the weekend after surpassing a total of 250,000 last week.
In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced there were 101,971 COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 3,931 newly confirmed infections, bringing the total to 253,954 statewide since the pandemic began.
The 3.86 percent infection rate among those tested is slightly higher than last week, though a far cry from the "post-holiday spike" in cases that saw that number hovering near 10 percent last month.
Seventy-three new …
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2.8K-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Community
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to pile up on Long Island, where there were more than 2,800 new cases, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health.
In Suffolk County, 1,439 new COVID-19 cases were reported from tests taken on on Thursday, Jan. 21, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,364 new infections in Nassau.
The number of new cases is the highest of any region in the state outside of New York City, where there were 6,307 new cases reported during the same timeframe.
There were 19 new COVID-19 fatalities reported in Suffolk, b…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New CT Positive-Test Rate, Breakdown Of Cases By County, Community
The overall positive COVID-19 rate in Connecticut dipped back below 7 percent, and the state has seen a decrease in hospitalizations, though the death rate continues to climb.
After seeing the infection rate spike to 8.6 percent earlier this week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the Department of Health said that it was back down to 6.63 percent on Thursday, Dec. 10 after dipping to 7.56 percent the day before.
Out of 36,659 COVID-19 tests administered on Dec. 9, there were 2,431 positive cases, bringing the total in Connecticut. At 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the total of laborato…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases In Sullivan, Ulster Counties
There are now more than 1,500 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster and Sullivan counties as the numbers continue to spike to record highs.
In Ulster County, the state Department of Health was reporting that there were 39 newly confirmed cases, with 13 in Sullivan County in the past 24 hours as the second wave of the virus sweeps through the Hudson Valley.
There are now 1,476 active COVID-19 cases in Ulster on Tuesday, Dec. 8, up from 835 on Friday, Dec. 4, with 123 in Sullivan, down from 137.
A total of 165,429 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Ulster since March, resulting in a total of…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Putnam County Cases By Community
There have been nearly 300 new positive COVID-19 cases reported last week in Putnam, bringing the total to more than 2,700, with four new hospitalizations, according to the county's Department of Health.
A total of 82,446 COVID tests have been administered in Putnam County, which have resulted in 2,465 positive cases (279 new), the Department of Health reported in its latest breakdown of the numbers.
There have been 64 COVID deaths in Putnam since the outbreak began nine months ago.
The county is currently monitoring 167 active COVID-19 cases, and 2,555 Putnam residents are no longer isola…
Covid-19: Here's Long Island Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island saw a slight downturn in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Of a total of 72,668 test results reported on Saturday, Sept. 12 to New York State yesterday, 725, or 0.99 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last five days on Long Island:
Tuesday, Sept. 8: 1.8 percent
Wednesday, Sept. 9: 1.0 percent
Thursday, Sept. 10: 1.3 percent
Friday, Sept. 11: 1.4 percent
Saturday, Sept. 12: 1.2 percent
In Nassau County, 78 new cases were confirmed on Saturday (down five from a day earlier) wi…
