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CT Coronavirus: Number Of Deaths, Hospitalizations Rises Again
Since the pandemic began, the data shows that the highest number of cases has been found in 20-39 year-olds.
CONNECTICUT — Since the coronavirus pandemic began in March Connecticut has reported 172,743 confirmed and probable cases, including an additional 2,038 cases in its last report which was issued on Christmas Eve.
A total of 4.1 million cases have been administered in Connecticut. On Christmas Eve the positivity rate was 5.43 percent and the number of hospitalizations increased by 45 to 1,200. On Aug. 16, there were just 42 coronavirus-related hospitalizations.
The number of new deaths reported was 55 and the total since the pandemic began is 5,791.
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County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:
- Fairfield County: 297
- Hartford County: 389
- Litchfield County: 22
- Middlesex County: 47
- New Haven County: 354
- New London County: 68
- Tolland County: 2
- Windham County: 21
Number of cases per county:
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- Fairfield: 53,101
- New Haven: 44,131
- Hartford: 43,253
- New London: 9,645
- Litchfield: 7,004
- Middlesex: 5,874
- Windham: 5,491
- Tolland: 4,497
COVID-19 cases by age group:
- 20-29: 29,549
- 30-39: 26,718
- 50-59: 26,581
- 40-49: 24,208
- 60-69: 18,735
- 10-19: 16,591
- 80 and older: 11,699
- 70-79: 10,710
- 0-9: 7,910
COVID-19 deaths by age group:
- 80 and older: 3,422
- 70-79: 1,273
- 60-69: 726
- 50-59: 251
- 40-49: 84
- 30-39: 26
- 20-29: 7
- 10-19: 1
- 0-9: 1
Here are the latest numbers as reported by the state Department of Public Health:
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