Conn. COVID-19 Rate Reaches New Record High of Over 20 Percent

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now over 20 percent, a record high since significant widespread testing has been conducted.

Gov. Ned Lamont released the new rate on Thursday afternoon and today’s positivity rate is 20.33 percent, up from 17.78 percent yesterday.

"There's no question about it, omicron is everywhere," Gov. Lamont said Thursday evening.

The governor called the 20% infection rate "eye-popping."

"If I had to make a bet, I'd say that 20-percent number you're seeing understates the nature of the spread we have in our community and communities throughout the Northeast," Lamont said.

Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut:

➡️37,891 tests were administered; 7,704 came back positive (20.33% rate)
➡️1,151 patients are currently hospitalized (increase of 38)
➡️There have been 83 deaths reported since last Thurs.

Read today's full report: https://t.co/bilUulkpti pic.twitter.com/HeMiR3lLPJ

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) December 30, 2021

The state has an additional 7,704 cases and an additional 38 people are hospitalized. The number of people hospitalized with COVID has now reached 1,151.

There have been an additional 83 COVID-related deaths since the numbers were released last week.

Of the 1,151 patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 819 (71.2%) are not fully vaccinated, the governor’s office said.