Connecticut COVID Cases Increase To 51,314 Deaths To 4,457

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As of August 18, 2020, at 8:30 PM, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents is 51314, including 49289 laboratory-confirmed and 2025 probable cases.

Forty-nine patients are currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.

There have been 4457 COVID-19-associated deaths.

In Connecticut during the early months of this pandemic, it became increasingly clear that it would be necessary to track probable COVID-19 cases and deaths, in addition to laboratory-confirmed (RT-PCR) cases and deaths. This was needed to better measure the burden and impact of this disease in our communities and is now part of the national surveillance case definition for COVID-19. Probable cases of COVID-19 involve persons who have not had confirmatory laboratory testing (RT-PCR) performed for COVID-19, but whose symptoms indicate they are likely to have a COVID-19 infection. In Connecticut, most of the probable COVID-19 cases involve persons whose death certificates list COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Prior to June 1, probable and confirmed cases were reported together.

Overall Summary Total** Change Since Yesterday

COVID-19 Cases 51314 +59

COVID-19-Associated Deaths 4457 +1

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 49 +2

COVID-19 PCR Tests Reported 1000395 +9683

**Includes confirmed plus probable cases COVID-19 Cases and Associated Deaths by County of Residence As of 08/18/20 8:30pm.

County COVID-19 Cases COVID-19-Associated Deaths Confirmed Probable Confirmed Probable

Fairfield County 17671 676 1097 313

Hartford County 12308 648 1100 319

Litchfield County 1570 68 118 21

Middlesex County 1363 62 154 38

New Haven County 12965 423 959 152

New London County 1433 66 79 27

Tolland County 1019 62 51 14

Windham County 757 10 14 1

Pending address validation 203 10 0 0

Total 49289 2025 3572 885

National COVID-19 statistics and information about preventing spread of COVID-19 are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/CTDPHCOVID19summary8192020.pdf?la=en