Coronavirus CT: Latest Advice From Fauci For Holiday Gatherings

DANBURY, CT — We are hitting a patch of turbulence following a coronavirus calm, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases and the White House chief medical advisor.

Speaking to the Bipartisan Policy Center on Monday, Fauci warned that cases of COVID-19 are rising again in certain parts of the country, after peaking during the summer's delta surge.

The COVID-19 pandemic has eased its grip somewhat on the South, where cases and hospitalizations have fallen off sharply from their Summer of Delta highs. But the Northeast and Midwest are suffering a surge in coronavirus cases that is chewing away at the gains made in the South.

This past weekend, cases were down 57 percent last week from the summer's high, but the number of Americans hospitalized with the coronavirus grew last week for the first time in nearly 10 weeks. The 7-day average of 82,000 cases is up 11 percent from the week before.

Still, the pandemic remains a crisis mostly for the unvaccinated, according to Fauci:

"If you get vaccinated and your family's vaccinated, you can feel good about enjoying a typical Thanksgiving, Christmas with your family and close friends."

With 2,179 cases confirmed over the weekend, out of 75,526 tests taken, Connecticut's daily coronavirus positivity rate reported Monday afternoon was 2.89 percent, a rise of 0.28 percent from Friday.

Hospitalizations climbed 13 beds over the weekend. As of Monday, there are 238 people being treated for the virus inside Connecticut hospitals.

Most of those hospitalized (70) are in New Haven County.

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