Governor Lamont Offers Replace on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

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09/29/2022

Governor Lamont Offers Replace on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

Newest Knowledge as of three:00PM on Thursday, September 29, 2022

(HARTFORD, CT) – Because the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the worldwide unfold of coronavirus illness (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont offered the next updates as of three:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2022:

Knowledge updates on testing in Connecticut

The next is a abstract of newly reported knowledge on COVID-19 in Connecticut from the previous 7 days.

To learn the complete knowledge report, go to knowledge.ct.gov/coronavirus and click on the button labeled, “Knowledge Report.” That web site additionally accommodates a number of different knowledge studies, together with on the subjects of vaccinations, colleges, nursing properties, youngster care, congregate settings, and financial impression.

Knowledge updates on vaccine administration in Connecticut

The next knowledge was reported to the CT WiZ immunization info system as of September 27, 2022.

Whole quantity of people that have been vaccinated towards COVID-19:

P.c of individuals with no less than one dose by age group:

• >95% of these 65+
• >95% of these between 55-64
• 92% of these between 45-54
• 91% of these between 35-44
• 88% of these between 25-34
• 85% of these between 15-24
• 73% of these between 10-14
• 50% of these between 5-9
• 11% of these between 0-4

To find a vaccination clinic in Connecticut, go to ct.gov/covidvaccine.

Knowledge updates on breakthrough circumstances in Connecticut

The Connecticut Division of Public Well being is reporting that as of September 28, 2022, a complete of 281,282 circumstances of COVID-19 amongst totally vaccinated individuals in Connecticut have been recognized. These circumstances account for 10.21% of the greater than 2.7 million individuals within the state who’re totally vaccinated.

For extra knowledge on breakthrough circumstances in Connecticut, see pages 5 and 6 of this week’s prolonged COVID-19 knowledge report.

Knowledge updates on variants in Connecticut

The next knowledge accommodates the cumulative variety of SARS-CoV-2 variants which were recognized amongst Connecticut residents as of in the present day:

• Omicron: 25,725 circumstances
• Delta: 17,236 circumstances
• Alpha: 2,525 circumstances
• Iota: 1,083 circumstances
• Different: 1,047 circumstances
• Gamma: 137 circumstances
• Mu: 84 circumstances
• Epsilon: 60 circumstances
• Lambda: 38 circumstances
• Beta: 23 circumstances
• Eta: 10 circumstances
• Kappa: 2 circumstances
• Zeta: 1 case

For extra info on variants, see pages 7 and eight of this week’s prolonged COVID-19 knowledge report.

Offering info to Connecticut residents

For essentially the most up-to-date info from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are inspired to go to ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents may subscribe to textual content message alerts from the state by texting the key phrase COVIDCT to 888-777.

People who’ve common questions that aren’t answered on the web site can name 2-1-1 for help. The hotline is offered 24 hours a day and has multilingual help. Anybody who’s out-of-state or requires a toll-free quantity can hook up with Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. That is supposed for use by people who are usually not experiencing signs however could have common questions associated to COVID-19. Anybody who’s experiencing signs are strongly urged to contact their medical supplier.

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