CT Coronavirus Positive Test Rate Above 1 Percent 2 Days In a Row

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut’s positive coronavirus test rate stayed above 1 percent for the second day in a row Thursday. There were 222 positive results out of 16,602 tests for a rate of 1.3 percent.

Hospitalizations decreased by five patients down to 52, which is near the lowest number since the pandemic began in Connecticut.

State officials reported another four coronavirus-related deaths Thursday, which brought the state total up to 4,478.

Connecticut's positive test rate Wednesday was 1.5 percent.

The towns with the most new cases between Tuesday and Wednesday are:

1. Danbury: 47
2. New Britain: 16
3. Waterbury: 12
4. Norwalk: 10