CT Coronavirus: 7,300 New Cases Reported, 92 Deaths

CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont said it appears the Christmas and New Year’s Eve impacts have been felt in the state, but the next couple of weeks will be telling with university students coming back and more public schools going back to the classroom.

“We feel like we’ve got it under control for now, a lot is happening over the course of the next couple weeks,” he said.

The governor noted that the state saw a slight increase in the positive test rate in the days following Christmas and again in the days following New Year’s Eve.

Connecticut saw another 7,364 coronavirus cases reported over three days and a positive test rate of 6.33 percent. Contact tracers are keeping up with the high case load, Lamont said.

Hospitalizations increased by 33 patients over the weekend and stand at 1,142 as of Monday.

Another 92 deaths were reported over three days, which brought the state total up to 6,416.

The municipalities with the most new cases in the past week are:

1. Hartford: 843
2. Stamford: 758
3. Bridgeport: 744
4. Waterbury: 640
5. New Britain: 612
6. Danbury: 608
7. New Haven: 538
8. Norwalk: 531
9. Meriden: 446
10. Bristol: 402