Gov. Lamont provides update on CT’s Coronavirus response efforts

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 Monday, March 28, 2022:

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note that these newly reported updates include data that occurred over the last several days to a week. All data in this report are preliminary, and data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.

Of the 94 patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 28 (29.8%) are not fully vaccinated.

For the week beginning March 13, 2022, unvaccinated persons had a 3x greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to persons who have received an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

For the week beginning March 13, 2022, unvaccinated persons had a 4x greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to persons who have received an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Data on COVID-19 associated deaths is updated once per week every Thursday. The most recently reported total number of deaths is 10,744.

County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:

For a series of interactive graphs and maps that provide additional data, including metrics related to age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as data broken down by every town and city in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, “Data Tracker.”