New London County reported 444 additional COVID-19 cases this week
New cases of coronavirus broke out in Connecticut in the week ending Sunday, an increase of 31.5% as 4,758 cases were reported. The previous week had 3,618 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Connecticut ranked ninth among the states where coronavirus spread fastest per capita. the person USA TODAY network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the past week, coronavirus cases in the United States fell by 10% compared to the week before, with 225,931 reported cases. With 1.07% of the country’s population, Connecticut had 2.11% of the country’s cases last week. Across the country, 31 states had more cases in the past week than they had in the week before.
New London County reported 444 cases and zero deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 361 cases and four deaths. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 55,412 cases and 657 deaths.
Windham County reported 106 cases and zero deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 88 cases and zero deaths. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 25,813 cases and 301 deaths.
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Within Connecticut, the worst weekly outbreaks were per capita. person in Fairfield County with 179 cases per 100,000 pr. week; New London County with 167; and New Haven County with 152. Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per year. 100,000 a week.
Adding the most new cases overall was Fairfield County, with 1,690 cases; New Haven County, with 1,295 cases; and Hartford County, with 1,021. The number of weekly cases increased in eight counties compared to the previous week. The worst increases from the previous week’s pace were in New Haven, Fairfield and Hartford counties.
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Connecticut ranked 3rd among states in the proportion of people who received at least one shot, with 95.2% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 77.3%, shows a US TODAY analysis of CDC data. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most widely used in the United States, require two doses to be administered every few weeks.
In the week ending Sunday, Connecticut reported having administered an additional 59,356 vaccine doses, including 9,154 first-dose doses. In the previous week, the state administered 56,864 vaccine doses, including 8,140 first doses. In total, Connecticut reported that it has administered 7,529,248 total doses.
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In Connecticut, 12 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 22 people were reported dead.
A total of 745,652 people in Connecticut have been tested positive for coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 10,813 people have died from the disease, data from Johns Hopkins University shows. In the United States, 80,632,301 people tested positive and 988,618 people died.
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Connecticut’s COVID-19 hospital admissions are rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data from Sunday, April 17th.
Likely COVID patients admitted to the state:
- Last week: 444
- The week before: 421
- Four weeks ago: 369
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Likely COVID patients admitted to the country:
- Last week: 38,545
- The week before: 37,371
- Four weeks ago: 41,914
Hospitals in 22 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 15 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Hospitals in 32 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the past week than a week before, the U.S. TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
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