New London County's COVID cases fall 8.5%; Connecticut cases holding steady
Connecticut reported 4,809 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 4,876 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Connecticut ranked 10th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 19.4% from the week before, with 323,859 cases reported. With 1.07% of the country's population, Connecticut had 1.48% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 10 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
New London County reported 389 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 425 cases and three deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 67,947 cases and 720 deaths.
Windham County reported 131 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 154 cases and no deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 29,541 cases and 320 deaths.
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Within Connecticut, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in New Haven County with 153 cases per 100,000 per week; New London County with 147; and Middlesex County with 145. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were New Haven County, with 1,305 cases; Hartford County, with 1,257 cases; and Fairfield County, with 1,075. Weekly case counts rose in three counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in New Haven, Middlesex and Tolland counties.
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Across Connecticut, cases fell in five counties, with the best declines in Hartford County, with 1,257 cases from 1,323 a week earlier; in Fairfield County, with 1,075 cases from 1,111; and in New London County, with 389 cases from 425.
In Connecticut, 22 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 12 people were reported dead.
A total of 898,073 people in Connecticut have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 11,365 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 96,397,885 people have tested positive and 1,059,605 people have died.
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Connecticut's COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Oct. 2. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Last week: 703
The week before that: 723
Four weeks ago: 603
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Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Last week: 51,355
The week before that: 53,692
Four weeks ago: 61,434
Hospitals in 17 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 25 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 17 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: New London County reported 389 additional COVID-19 cases this week
