Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

Latest Data as of 3:00PM on Friday, December 10, 2021

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 Friday, December 10, 2021:

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.

Overall Summary	Total	Change Since Yesterday
COVID-19 Cases (confirmed and probable)	439,423	+3,280
COVID-19 Tests Reported (molecular and antigen)	12,683,845	+53,948
Daily Test Positivity	--	6.08%
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19	585	+9

Of the 585 patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 450 (76.9%) are not fully vaccinated.

For the week beginning November 28, 2021, unvaccinated persons had a 5x greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to fully vaccinated persons.

For the week beginning November 28, 2021, unvaccinated persons had a 16x greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to fully vaccinated persons.

Data on COVID-19 associated deaths is updated once per week every Thursday. The most recently reported total number of deaths is 8,946.

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

County	Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Fairfield County	110
Hartford County	187
Litchfield County	19
Middlesex County	25
New Haven County	174
New London County	44
Tolland County	3
Windham County	23
Total	585

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.”

Nine additional Omicron variant cases identified in Connecticut

The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that there have been nine additional cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant identified among Connecticut residents, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to eleven.

Specimen collection dates in the nine cases ranged from November 28 to December 7. They involve five women and four men between the ages of 20 to 85 years old. They are residents of Hartford County (1), New Haven County (5), and Fairfield County (3). Seven of the affected individuals were fully vaccinated.

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.