Governor Lamont provides update on Connecticut’s coronavirus response efforts
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07/21/2021
Governor Lamont provides update on Connecticut’s coronavirus response efforts
Latest data at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 21, 2021
(HARTFORD, CT) – As the state of Connecticut continues to take action in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 21, 2021:
Connecticut Testing Data Updates
The following is a summary of newly reported day-to-day data on cases and tests in Connecticut. It’s important to note that these newly reported updates include data that has occurred in the past few days to one week. All data in this report is preliminary and data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.
|
General summary |
Total |
Change since yesterday |
|
COVID-19 cases (confirmed and probable) |
351,530 |
+228 |
|
COVID-19 tests reported (molecular and antigen) |
9 789 967 |
+11 683 |
|
Daily positivity test |
– |
1.95% |
|
Patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 |
58 |
+4 |
Data on deaths associated with COVID-19 is updated once a week every Thursday. The most recently reported total number of deaths is 8,282.
County-by-county distribution of current hospitalizations related to COVID-19:
|
county |
Current COVID-19 hospitalizations |
|
Fairfield County |
14 |
|
Hartford County |
19 |
|
Litchfield County |
0 |
|
Middlesex County |
1 |
|
New Haven County |
17 |
|
New County of London |
7 |
|
Tolland County |
0 |
|
Windham County |
0 |
|
Total |
58 |
For a series of interactive charts and maps that provide additional data, including measures related to age, gender, and race / ethnicity, as well as data disaggregated by city and town of Connecticut, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click on the link titled “Data Tracker”.
Provide information to Connecticut residents
For the state of Connecticut’s most recent information on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents can also subscribe to state SMS alerts by submitting the keyword COVIDCT at 888-777.
People who have general questions that the website cannot answer can call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone out of state or in need of a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. This is intended for use by people who are symptom free but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone showing symptoms is strongly advised to contact their attending physician.
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