CT Coronavirus Updates: Hospitalizations Drop To 4 Month Low

CONNECTICUT — The number of new coronavirus cases increased by 71 over the past 24 hours to 46,717, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The number of deaths rose by nine to 4,335 and the current hospitalizations declined by six to 95.

Another 10,370 tests were administered bringing the total to 497,693.

Gov. Ned Lamont noted that Connecticut's infection rate is 0.7 percent over the past 24 hours. Anything under 1 percent is considered excellent.

The number of current hospitalizations matched what the state reported on March 24.

There will be no numbers released over the weekend. The next update will come Monday afternoon.

County-by-county numbers:

Fairfield County: 16,119 confirmed cases; 638 probable cases; 1,071 confirmed deaths; 306 probable deaths; 31 hospitalizations

Hartford County: 11,050 confirmed cases; 678 probable cases; 1,062 confirmed deaths; 316 probable deaths; 27 hospitalizations

Litchfield County: 1,430 confirmed cases; 64 probable cases; 117 confirmed deaths; 20 probable deaths; 1 hospitalization

Middlesex County: 1,249 confirmed cases; 59 probable cases; 147 confirmed deaths; 39 probable deaths; 5 hospitalizations

New Haven County: 12,022 confirmed cases; 387 probable cases; 927 confirmed deaths; 150 probable deaths; 27 hospitalizations

New London County: 1,215 confirmed cases; 62 probable cases; 76 confirmed deaths; 26 probable deaths; 4 hospitalizations

Tolland County: 846 confirmed cases; 69 probable cases; 50 confirmed deaths; 14 probable deaths; 0 hospitalizations

Windham County: 609 confirmed cases; 7 probable cases; 13 confirmed deaths; 1 probable death; 0 hospitalizations

Pending address validation: 201 confirmed cases; 12 probable cases

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Town-by-town cases, deaths and people tested: