The COVID-19 daily positivity rate reached 3 percent Tuesday, an uptick compared to over the summer, when the daily positivity rate hovered just under 1 percent.
According to data released from the state, there were an additional 434 positive cases out of 14,653 tests. An additional five deaths were reported Tuesday, bringing the total COVID-19 associated deaths in Connecticut to 4,559 since March.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, 217 people were in hospitals in Connecticut because of COVID-19, an increase of 22 patients since Monday.
Connecticut’s daily positivity rate is still lower than other parts of the U.S., such as the midwest, where the weekly rates are between 10 and 20 percent.
Connecticut’s positivity rate is still low in comparison to some hotspot states. For instance, South Dakota in recent days has averaged a 37% positivity rate and Idaho has averaged a nearly 29% positivity rate, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
While Connecticut’s positivity may fare well when compared to other states with high numbers of positive tests, however, the rate is still trending upward.
Connecticut’s 7‑day rolling average positivity rate was 1.85 percent as of Oct 19. Nevada was just about 46 percent, according to data posted by the State of New York.
Click here to read the COVID-19 dashboard from Johns Hopkins University. It contains “recovery” data.
Locally, The Naugatuck Valley Health District reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That’s on top of the 32 new cases reported Monday, and the 69 new cases reported between Oct. 9 and Oct. 16.
There were three new cases reported in Shelton Tuesday, four new cases in Seymour and Naugatuck (two cases each), and three cases reported in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, and Derby.
Four of the 10 cases reported locally were people between 20 and 29.
The report does not include info on local hospitalizations.
The NVHD has not reported a COVID-19 associated death since July 31. The Valley’s worst day was April 9, when eight COVID-19 associated deaths were reported.
The Oct. 29 COVID-19 report from the NVHD is embedded below. It is followed by guidelines for Halloween.
Oct 20 COVID Update From Th… by The Valley Indy
Earlier this month, the state health department, following the CDC’s lead, issued guidelines for Halloween. Those guidelines note that traditional Halloween activities such as going door-to-door for candy are considering “high risk” for spreading the virus.
The state’s guidelines are embedded below.
