Positivity rate stable, hospital cases dip

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate remains relatively stable, state numbers show, while hospitalizations decreased slightly Wednesday.

Cases, positivity rate

Connecticut on Wednesday reported 651 COVID-19 cases out of 19,850 tests Wednesday, for a positivity rate of 3.28%. The state’s seven-day positivity rate now stands at 3.48%, up slightly from Tuesday but roughly in line with where it has hovered recently.

Connecticut has averaged 606 new COVID-19 cases over the past seven days, also up slightly from Tuesday.

Hospitalizations

As of Tuesday, Connecticut has 378 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down 13 from Tuesday but up dramatically from the spring and early summer.

Before Wednesday, hospitalizations had increased on 12 of the previous 13 days the state released numbers.

According to state data released last week, people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 have been about five times more likely to be hospitalized and 10 times more likely to land in the intensive care unit than those who have been vaccinated.

Deaths

Connecticut reports COVID19 deaths once a week, on Thursdays. As of last week, the state

had recorded 8,330 coronavirus-linked deaths during the pandemic. Deaths, like cases and hospitalizations, have increased during the ongoing surge.

The United States has recorded 631,593 COVID19 deaths, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.

Vaccinations

As of Wednesday, 72.7% of all Connecticut residents and 83.5% of those 12 and older had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, while 65.2% of all residents and 74.9% of those 12 and older were fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.