HARTFORD — COVID-19 infection rates fell below 1 percent for the week on Monday for the first time since last summer, on a day when Connecticut saw several signs that the state is emerging almost completely from the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to the plummeting infection rate as a percentage of tests, mass vaccination centers are winding down; hospitalizations for COVID are nearly down to 100; and Gov. Ned Lamont said he’s nearing the end of his twice-weekly, live coronavirus updates.
And it’s in time for the Memorial Day weekend — along with a new incentive program of free meals for people getting vaccinations.
While some cautious towns have suspended holiday parades for the second year in a row, Lamont on Monday said he looks forward to attending commemorations over the weekend in the state, where 1.78 million people have been fully vaccinated.
The weekend’s 0.9 percent infection rate, with 386 positive findings coming from a total of 42,776 COVID tests, kept the state below the 1 percent infection level for an entire week. That has not happened since September.
The 7-day rate stood at 0.976 percent Monday. With 1,072 cases, the state was 26 cases short of the 1 percent mark. The nation as a whole, meanwhile, stood at 8.7 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation — perhaps reflecting a sharp decline in tests in many places.
The state reported seven new fatalities over the last three days, bringing the Connecticut death toll to 8,219. There was a net reduction of 12 patients in hosoitals, bringing the total hospitalized to a 127, also the lowest in eight months.
While 93 percent of those 65 and over have gotten at least their first shot, 27 percent of 12-to-15 year-olds have been inoculated...
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