CT Coronavirus Updates: Death Rate Continues To Drop

CONNECTICUT — The daily coronavirus death toll continues to decline in the state. Compared to a peak of nearly 90 fatalities reported during one 24-hour period in the third week in April, the number of deaths over Memorial Day dropped by more than 30 percent.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Connecticut increased by 430 to 41,303 over the past 24 hours and the number of deaths rose by 27 to 3,769. The current number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is 694, a drop of 12.

Only in Hartford County did the number of hospitalizations rise over the past 24 hours, by seven beds. In Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties there were slight decreases. There was no change in Tolland County.

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