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Official: East Hampton sees small increase in COVID cases; vaccine program planned
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Official: East Hampton sees 90 percent of people over 75 vaccinated
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East Hampton Town Hall.Jeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut Media
EAST HAMPTON - More than 1,800 town residents have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Town Manager David E. Cox.
That is 14.28 percent of the population, Cox said, who was citing information provided by the the state Department of Public Health.
Based on that data, to date, “over 90 percent of our population over 75 has been vaccinated,” Cox said.
In his latest assessment of COVID-19’s impact on the town, Cox also presented information on local cases, which showed “East Hampton had 57 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last two weeks, which leads to a two-week average daily positivity rate of 31.7 per 100,000 population. Cox also cited information provided by DPH in that data.
Portland s coronavirus positivity rate plummets
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The Arrigoni Bridge spans the Connecticut River, joining the town of Portland with the city of Middletown. Here, motorists exit the bridge heading toward Portland.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media
PORTLAND Eleven months into the coronavirus pandemic, Superintendent of Schools Charles E. Britton finally was able to report some good news about the virus.
The town’s positivity rate for infections has plummeted over the past weeks, Britton told the Board of Education.
On Jan. 14, coming out of the end-of-the-year holiday celebrations, the coronavirus positivity rate was 70 cases per 100,000 people.
Portland Superintendent of Schools Charles BrittonJeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut Media file
COVID infection rate, cases down in East Hampton
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East Hampton Town HallJeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut Media
EAST HAMPTON As the coronavirus pandemic nears a year, Town Manager David E. Cox had some good news for residents.
The town’s positivity rate for COVID-19 infections has been reduced, and the number of cases has declined, according to Cox.
“We’re doing much better in terms of COVID rates,” Cox said as he delivered a comprehensive report on the status of the virus in town during a Town Council meeting Tuesday.
At one point, the rate of infection was seven cases per day, Cox said. Now, that number has been halved, he told the council.
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