Lamont Warns Of Possible Coronavirus Spread At Parties

CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont warned residents on Monday about the risk of infections spreading through parties after some coronavirus cases were connected to social gatherings.

"We’ve had some parties and those parties have carried a fair number of infections," Lamont said.

The parties were mainly in Fairfield County and involved people coming from out-of-state. One party involved the sharing of a vape pen.

Connecticut had 207 newly reported coronavirus cases out of 31,960 test results from Saturday through Monday. Another five deaths were reported, which brought the state total up to 4,418. Hospitalizations dropped by 12 patients since last week's reported, bringing the total down to 59 patients.

The number of coronavirus cases in Connecticut is nearing 49,000 and is currently at 48,983. Nearly 750,000 people have been tested since the pandemic began in March.

Around 5,000 travelers have filled out the state's online quarantine form. Around 30 states are on the tri-state list and travelers from those states must self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. The quarantine isn't mandated if the person received a negative test result if it was administered within 72 hours of traveling. Around 25 percent of travelers have come from Florida, Lamont said.

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Below are town figures from over the weekend.