CONNECTICUT, USA — The Governor's office reported on Monday that Connecticut has seen its first death linked to the B117 variant which was first discovered in the United Kingdom.
Connecticut has identified 15 new cases of the B117 variant, which has brought the total to 81 cases.
The newly identified cases are from January 29 and February 17. The people involved range in age from 15 years-old to 55 years-old.
The Governor's office did release that one person did die due to the B117 variant but did not release any further details.
The 15 new people with the variant are from:
- Beacon Falls (1)
- Bridgeport (1)
- East Canaan (2)
- Hamden (1)
- Middletown (1)
- New Hartford (1)
- North Haven (1)
- Oxford (1)
- Rocky Hill (1)
- Southington (1)
- Waterbury (3)
- Westbrook (1)
Additionally, Connecticut reported a new case of the B1351 variant which was first discovered in South Africa. There have now been two reported cases of this variant in the state.
Connecticut has administered 1,162,682 doses with 75% of people 75 years or older have received a vaccine. Gov. Lamont added that the state expects to receive 137,000 new doses this week.
