Officials: Delta variant not dominant strain of COVID-19 in CT
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Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled the state s Rock the Shot vaccine incentive on June 25 at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater.Donald Eng / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Connecticut health officials on Thursday said the delta variant of the coronavirus is not yet the dominant strain circulating in the state, a day after data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed the highly-infectious strain now makes up an estimated 51.7 percent of infections nationwide.
“In Connecticut, delta is not yet the predominant variant like it is elsewhere in the United States,” said Acting Commissioner of the Department of Public Health Dr. Deidre Gifford. “Why is that? Probably it’s because we don’t have a lot of virus circulating in Connecticut, thank goodness. And that’s because. people are vaccinated.”
Officials: Delta variant not dominant strain of COVID-19 in CT
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Data: COVID delta variant gaining strength in Connecticut
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Senior Microbiologist Marzieh Shafii shows the device that will hold the genomic sequence of COVID-19 after being used in the state-of-the-art Clear Lab sequencer inside the Contra Costa County Public Health Lab at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif. Thursday, May 27, 2021.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Senior Microbiologist Marzieh Shafii demonstrates the process of diluting samples of COVID-19 in preparation for genomic sequencing while in the Contra Costa County Public Health Lab at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif. Thursday, May 27, 2021.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less