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05/26/2022
Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts
Latest Data as of 3:00PM on Thursday, May 26, 2022
(HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022:
Data updates on testing in Connecticut
The following is a summary of newly reported data on COVID-19 in Connecticut from the past 7 days.
|
Overall Summary |
Cumulative |
Past 7 days |
|
Positive PCR/NAAT Tests |
873,491 |
+7,560 |
|
All PCR/NAAT Tests |
14,509,752 |
+64,215 |
|
Test Positivity (pos/all PCR/NAAT) |
-- |
11.77% |
|
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 |
379 |
+10 |
|
COVID-19 Associated Deaths |
10,941 |
+19 |
To read the full report – which includes a series of interactive graphs and charts that provide additional data on metrics related to age, gender, race/ethnicity, municipality, county, and other information – visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, “Data Tracker.”
Data updates on breakthrough cases in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is reporting that as of May 25, 2022, a total of 224,442 cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut have been identified. Those cases account for 8.24% of the 2.7 million people in the state who are fully vaccinated.
For more data on breakthrough cases in Connecticut, see pages 6 and 7 of this week’s extended COVID-19 data report.
Data updates on vaccine administration in Connecticut
The following data was reported to the CT WiZ immunization information system as of May 24, 2022.
Total number of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19:
|
Dose |
Total Administered |
|
At least one dose |
3,041,988 |
|
Fully vaccinated |
2,743,256 |
|
Additional dose 1 |
1,538,687 |
|
Additional dose 2 |
232,908 |
Percent of people with at least one dose by age group:
- >95% of those over the age of 65
- >95% of those between 55-64
- 91% of those between 45-54
- 94% of those between 35-44
- 90% of those between 25-34
- 85% of those between 18-24
- 88% of those between 16-17
- 82% of those between 12-15
- 49% of those between 5-11
All Connecticut residents over the age of 5 are currently eligible to receive the vaccines. To locate a vaccination clinic, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine.
Data updates on variants in Connecticut
The following data contains the cumulative number of SARS-CoV-2 variants that have been identified among Connecticut residents as of today:
Variants of concern
- Omicron: 13,849 cases
Variants being monitored
- Alpha: 2,525 cases
- Beta: 23 cases
- Gamma: 137 cases
- Delta: 16,287 cases
- Epsilon: 60 cases
- Zeta: 1 case
- Eta: 10 cases
- Iota: 718 cases
- Kappa: 2 cases
- B.1.617.3: 0 cases
- Mu: 84 cases
For more information on variants, see pages 8 and 9 of this week’s extended COVID-19 data report.
Updates on the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes is now posted weekly on a new data portal
The Connecticut Department of Public Health has launched a new data portal containing statistics on the impact of COVID-19 in every nursing home in Connecticut. Effective immediately, this data portal will replace the PDF documents that up until now had been released on a regular basis and contained this data. The data portal will be updated weekly, every Thursday afternoon.
To access the COVID-19 in Nursing Homes data portal, click here.
Weekly update of the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Alert Map: 159 of 169 municipalities in red zone alert level
The Connecticut Department of Public Health today released its weekly COVID-19 Alert Map, which indicates that 159 municipalities are currently in the red zone alert level, the highest of the state’s four alert levels.
The color-coded zones include:
- Red: Indicates case rates over the last two weeks of greater than 15 per 100,000 population
- Orange: Indicates case rates between 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 population
- Yellow: Indicates case rates between 5 and 9 per 100,000 population
- Gray: Indicates case rates lower than five per 100,000 population
The weekly alert map is also accompanied by a chart that provides guidance on recommended actions based on the alert levels for individual residents; institutions such as schools, houses of worship, and community organizations; and municipal leaders and local health directors.
The COVID-19 Alert Map is updated every Thursday afternoon and can be found within the Data Tracker page of the state’s coronavirus website at ct.gov/coronavirus.
Providing information to Connecticut residents
For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.
Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website can call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is out-of-state or requires a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. This is intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.
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