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CONNECTICUT – The State Department for Public Health has identified 21 more cases of the British coronavirus variant. The new cases bring the total number of variant cases identified in Connecticut to 63.
Test samples were taken between February 3 and 17 and were from people aged 5 to 80.
People infected with the variant come from the following cities:
- Bridgeport (1)
- Guilford (1)
- Hamden (1)
- Meriden (1)
- New Haven (12)
- Stamford (2)
- Wallingford (1)
- West Haven (2)
The UK variant is believed to spread more easily and faster than other variants of the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A study in the UK found that the variant had an increased risk of death compared to others, but more studies are needed to confirm the results, according to the CDC.
Connecticut reported 787 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and a daily positive test rate of 2.22%.
Coronavirus-related hospitalizations continued the downward trend with a drop from 34 patients to 451 hospitalized for the virus.
Eight more deaths were reported on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 7,622.
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