Since Thursday, West Hartford had 265 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded by the state.

By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Connecticut’s COVID-19 infection rate continued to climb through the holiday weekend and as of Monday stood at 21.5%, the state’s public health commissioner said during a morning press conference.

At a televised event from Stamford Hospital, Commissioner Manisha Juthani said the three-day number, the highest infection rate posted since the pandemic began, coincided with the continued spread of the more-virulent omicron variant. Juthani said the number of patients hospitalized with the virus in Connecticut had also continued to rise. Over the weekend, an additional 301 COVID patients were hospitalized, bringing the statewide total to 1,452.

While the state’s virus metrics continued to grow more severe, state officials and health care professionals said there was still capacity at Connecticut’s hospitals. They urged residents to continue to observe mitigation strategies like masking, social distancing, and vaccination against the virus. Although more infectious, Juthani said the omicron variant seemed less severe, particularly in vaccinated patients.

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