Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Connecticut leapt up to 500 individuals on Monday, straining some regional hospitals and reflecting the continued spread of the delta variant in the state.
About four-fifths of all Connecticut towns and cities currently qualify for the state’s COVID-19 “red alert” designation, the governor’s office announced Thursday, as the state’s cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.
Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate again surpassed 6% on Friday, as the state’s weekly positivity rate reached its highest point since mid-January, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday.