Coronavirus Milford: Cases, Deaths, Nursing Homes & Schools

MILFORD, CT —Coronavirus cases are trending up in the city, just as the vaccine is becoming more available throughout the state.

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that Connecticut has started the registration process for residents over the age of 75 to get a coronavirus vaccine appointment. Appointments will start on Jan. 18.

The governor also announced he will accept the state's coronavirus vaccine advisory group recommendation to expand phase 1b to around 1.3 million Connecticut residents, which is more than a third of the state's population.

COVID-19 associated deaths have climbed steadily in Milford since immediately after Thanksgiving, according to data released by the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Statewide, an astonishing 87 deaths were reported in a single day, on Thursday, when the death toll was the highest for a single day since mid-May.

The city's nursing homes were hit hard by the virus, as were most such facilities across the state. For this reason, Lamont prioritized distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to nursing homes first, in phase 1a of the rollout that concluded last week

Lamont's administration expects to receive around 46,000 first vaccine doses per week from the federal government.

To date, more than 160,000 people in Connecticut have received a vaccine and the state ranks fifth nationally for the highest percent of the population vaccinated.