Nearly 2% of Connecticut’s coronavirus test results came back positive Tuesday, the highest, single-day infection rate since the state left the worst days of the pandemic behind in late June.
That number comes just nine days before Connecticut is set to enter its third phase of easing COVID-19 restrictions — one that will permit theaters and concert halls to reopen on a limited basis and increase the indoor capacity of restaurants and event venues.
But Connecticut’s average infection rate for the past week — a more important metric according to many public health officials — remains much lower at 1.1%, according to a key adviser to Gov. Ned Lamont.
