New Data, Details On Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases In CT

CONNECTICUT — Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 are increasing in the state, but it still represents a small fraction of the growing number of confirmed illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths caused by the virus.

A breakthrough case is one contracted by someone who has completed their vaccine series. Nationwide, 8,054 COVID-19 patients out of about 166 million vaccinated have been hospitalized or have died as a result of the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Of the 2,158,122 people in Connecticut who are completely vaccinated, less than 0.28 percent have contracted the virus. The rise in breakthrough cases since June has been slower than the overall rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases during the same period.

Of the 5,857 people who contracted a breakthrough case in Connecticut through Aug. 18, 45 died.

Although coronavirus deaths in Connecticut have declined markedly since February, it is important to note that death — and hospitalization — rates have consistently been higher among unvaccinated persons compared to fully vaccinated persons.

As of Aug. 19, the COVID-19 death toll in Connecticut was 8,330. There were 23 coronavirus-associated fatalities reported in the past week.

The number of COVID-19 patients in facilities throughout the state is now 346.

The two-week coronavirus positivity rate was down overnight about a quarter of a percentage point to 3.13 percent. There were 431 new COVID-19 cases confirmed Friday out of 13,755 tests.

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