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As COVID-19 cases rise in eastern Connecticut, the state Department of Economic Community and Development and Department of Health urged local officials, business representatives and community members to “double down” on complying with health protocols to stop the spread of the virus and ensure businesses don’t have to be restricted
Matthew Carter, state epidemiologist, called the information on case numbers in eastern Connecticut “quite sobering.”
“The entire state is affected, but your part of the state is getting hit especially hard,” he told about 170 people during the virtual discussion held via Zoom on Tuesday evening.
Between Dec. 20 and Jan. 2, New London and Windham Counties had the highest COVID-19 case rate in the state, Deputy State Epidemiologist Lynn Sosa said. New London is ranked fifth and Norwich is ranked eighth in terms of highest case rates in the state.