CT Coronavirus Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations, Up Slightly

CONNECTICUT — An additional 1,118 cases of the coronavirus were confirmed Monday in the state, bringing that total to 325,689. With 29,670 tests reported, the daily positivity rate now sits at 3.77 percent, up three-quarters of a percentage point from the weekend's rate.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday because of blood-clot concerns. Gov. Ned Lamont said the supply chain disruption won't affect the vaccine rollout in the state, which is currently vaccinating those age 16 and above.

To date, around 100,000 Connecticut residents have received the J&J vaccine with no reported adverse reactions, according to the state Department of Public Health.

"There have been six severe side effects out of 6.8 million J&J doses that have been administered in the United States over these many months," Lamont said during a news conference. "That's a one-in-a-million chance of having a severe side effect."

Hospitalizations climbed by 21 beds overnight, according to the state Department of Public Health. That brings the number of those hospitalized with the virus to 545.

Coronavirus-associated deaths across the state rose by 17 on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll in Connecticut now stands at 7,974.

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