Two months after Connecticut’s positive coronavirus test rate began to rise, the state is now seeing significant increases in hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.
The state on Friday reported that 22 additional people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, for a total of 402 people. There has not been such a high number of hospitalizations since early June, more than five months ago.
The state on Friday also reported that 15 more people have died with COVID-19, marking the third consecutive day that the state has reported a double-digit number of deaths. In just three days — Wednesday through Friday — the state has reported 37 deaths.