HARTFORD, Conn. — The state's COVID-19 seven-day average positivity rate has spiked above 10%, Gov. Ned Lamont's office announced Thursday.
Over the past week, 3,496 PCR.NAAT tests were positive out of 32,872. This yields a positivity rate of 10.64%.
Over the past week, there have been 29 hospitalizations, with a total of 264 hospitalizations.
As of this past Thursday, there have been a total of 11,055 COVID-related deaths in Connecticut.
The state's positive rate has increased over 2% since last Thursday as the new omicron variant BA.5 spreads through the country. This is also the first time since June 6 that Connecticut has gone above 10% positivity.
Despite the increasing positivity, vaccination rates are high as 3,042,010 Connecticut residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
About 2,750,881 Connecticut residents are fully vaccinated, while 1,575,015 Connecticut residents have received a booster. About 298,618 Connecticut residents have received two boosters.
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