COVID-19 Updates 1/11

COVID
January 11, 2021
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 6:00PM on Monday, January 11, 2020) 

Hamden Specific COVID-19 Updates:

As of 6:00 p.m. on January 11th —

 Hamden has conducted 33,458 COVID-19 tests with 3,254 confirmed cases. Cases increased by 66 from January 8th, which had 3,188 confirmed cases.

As of today, the overall positivity rate for Hamden is 9.7%.
Data updates on testing in Connecticut

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

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

281

Hartford County

350

Litchfield County

22

Middlesex County

52

New Haven County

294

New London County

97

Tolland County

6

Windham County

40

Total

1,142

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:

  • First doses administered: 133,190
  • Second doses administered: 7,865
  • Total doses administered: 141,055
All of the doses under Phase 1a of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program are being administered to people in the healthcare workforce, and residents and staff of long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Every nursing home in the state has completed administering their first doses as of Friday of last week.

Connecticut ranks number five nationally in the percentage of population vaccinated to date.

Department of Public Health issues guidance to colleges and universities on spring semester

The Connecticut Department of Public Health issued guidance over the weekend to the state’s universities and colleges regarding the upcoming spring semester. The guidance includes a recommendation that testing and quarantining of all residential students be done prior to fully opening campuses. The department is also advising universities and colleges to implement weekly testing of all residential and off-campus students who attend class in-person through the end of February 2021.