CT Coronavirus Updates: Hospitalizations Increase Again

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut’s positive coronavirus test rate seems to have achieved a new normal slightly above 1 percent. The state reported 136 positive tests out of 10,790 results for a 1.3 percent positive rate Tuesday.

Nationally, the positive test rate rolling average for the past seven days was 4.8 percent, which is the lowest it has been since late June, according to John Hopkins University.

Hospitalizations increased by seven patients up to 71, which is its highest level since July 23. Still, that leaves plenty of capacity within Connecticut’s hospital system and isn’t out of the normal for Connecticut over the past couple months. Net hospitalizations tend to ebb and flow between 50 and 70 patients.

No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday.

Total coronavirus cases in Connecticut hit 55,031 since the pandemic started. The number of deaths remained at 4,485 and nearly 1.4 million tests have been administered.

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The biggest increases in case counts over the past day by municipality were:

1. Bridgeport: 15
2. Danbury: 15
3. Hartford: 10
4. Mansfield: 7
5. Windham 7

Below are the town figures: