Latest Wallingford Coronavirus Updates: 18 Deaths Reported

WALLINGFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed that 220 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Wallingford as of Tuesday afternoon. There have been 15 deaths in Wallingford attributed to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the virus, according to the state health department.

Connecticut saw its sixth straight day of coronavirus hospitalization declines as the state inches toward reopening. There was a net drop of 26 hospitalizations Tuesday, along with 77 more deaths and 315 new positive cases out of 1,999 tests.

The entire state hospital system is at two-thirds capacity and ICU capacity is in better shape than that, Gov. Ned Lamont said.

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Connecticut also announced its contact tracing blueprint, which will help stamp out infection spread. The state has partnered with Microsoft to develop the contact trace program. It is expected to go live by the third week in May

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