Connecticut on Wednesday reported a jump in its daily coronavirus positive test rate, but also reported a drop in hospitalizations after two days of rising numbers.
The state’s daily positivity rate jumped up to 8.55% on Wednesday, after the state identified 2,486 new cases out of a total of 29,080 tests. That’s an increase compared to the last few days — the state on Monday reported a low for the week of 5.3% — and a return to the high rates of last week, when positivity reached a single-day high of 9.1%.
The weekly average rate has also increased, but not as dramatically.