Updated: 4:24 PM EDT April 9, 2021
April 9
COVID-19 positivity rate remains below 4%; hospitalizations keep rising
During a Friday afternoon press conference, the governor provided a brief update on coronavirus in Connecticut.
According to Lamont, the state's positivity rate is about 3.37% ahead of the weekend.
Current hospitalizations continued to rise in the state. There are now 531 patients being treated for the virus in the hospital. A majority of those patients are from New Haven and Fairfield County.
There were four new reported COVID-19 deaths Friday, bringing the death toll to 7,944 people.
Middletown annual July 4th fireworks pushed to September
The City of Middletown announced Friday that their annual Fireworks Festival will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021, with a rain date of September 5.