COVID-19 Updates 2/11

February 11, 2021
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 5:00PM on Thursday, February 11, 2021) 

Hamden Specific COVID-19 Updates:

As of 5:00 p.m. on February 11th —

Hamden has tested 36,994 people for COVID-19 with 4,015 confirmed cases.
Cases increased by 15 from February 10th, which had 4,000 confirmed cases.

As of today, the overall positivity rate for Hamden is 10.9%.

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:
 

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

207

Hartford County

191

Litchfield County

14

Middlesex County

13

New Haven County

252

New London County

40

Tolland County

2

Windham County

12

Total

731

For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.

Data updates on vaccine administration in Connecticut

The following data represents the total number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Connecticut, as reported to the state as of today:

Dose

Total Administered

First doses administered

417,644

Second doses administered

162,788

Total

580,432

So far, the state has vaccinated:

  • 61 percent of its population over the age of 75
  • 13 percent of its population between the ages of 65 and 74

Connecticut remains in the top four states in the nation for vaccine distribution.

Next week, the state anticipates receiving a shipment of about 69,000 first doses from the federal government.

Connecticut is currently in phase 1b of its COVID-19 vaccination program. Right now under this phase, individuals over the age of 65 can receive the vaccine. In the coming weeks, the phase will open to include individuals between the ages of 16 and 64 who have underlying health conditions, and frontline essential workers.

Information on Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccination program is available here.

Weekly update of the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Alert Map: 155 of 169 municipalities in red zone alert level

The Connecticut Department of Public Health today released its weekly COVID-19 Alert Map, which indicates that 155 of 169 towns and cities in Connecticut are currently in the red zone alert level, the highest of the state’s four alert levels.

The only municipalities in the state that are not in the red zone this week are:

  • Barkhamsted, Deep River, Kent, Redding, and Salisbury, all of which are in the orange alert level; and
  • Bridgewater, Canaan, Cornwall, Hartland, Lyme, Norfolk, Scotland, Union, and Warren, all of which are in the gray alert level.

The color-coded zones include:

  • Red: Indicates case rates over the last two weeks of greater than 15 per 100,000 population
  • Orange: Indicates case rates between 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 population
  • Yellow: Indicates case rates between 5 and 9 per 100,000 population
  • Gray: Indicates case rates lower than five per 100,000 population

The weekly alert map is also accompanied by a chart that provides guidance on recommended actions based on the alert levels for individual residents; institutions such as schools, houses of worship, and community organizations; and municipal leaders and local health directors.

The COVID-19 Alert Map is updated every Thursday afternoon and can be found in the Data Tracker page of the state’s coronavirus website.

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TONIGHT, join Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey, House Chair of the Planning & Development Committee, and me as we chat about her priorities and focus this legislative session. Please RSVP for the chat via Zoom below, or watch the on my Facebook Live.

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