CT Daily Coronavirus Positivity Rate Back Up To 5 Percent

CONNECTICUT — The daily coronavirus positivity rate in the state has shot back up to 5 percent.

The positivity rate is a function of the daily number of positive COVID-19 cases versus the number of tests. There were 1,074 new confirmed cases logged out of 21,459 tests taken.

Twenty-one more residents were admitted to Connecticut hospitals with COVID-19, bringing the number of those hospitalized with the virus back over 500, to 505.

Connecticut has fallen three positions to 7th in the nation in cases per 100,000 population, according to the New York Times coronavirus tracker — and that's a good thing.

Some states like Michigan and Massachusetts are seeing growing cases among youths age 10 to 19, according to Scott Gottlieb, former head of the US Food & Drug Administration, who made his remarks during a Monday news conference with Gov. Ned Lamont.

Gottlieb predicted cases and hospitalizations across the country will likely see a significant decline after a few weeks due to increased vaccination rates and more outdoor activities thanks to warmer weather.

Coronavirus-associated deaths across the state rose by seven overnight. The COVID-19 death toll in Connecticut now stands at 7,930.

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