Connecticut COVID Cases Increase To 4,914 Deaths To 131

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As of April 3, 2020, a total of 4914 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported among Connecticut residents (Figure 1).

Nine hundred and nine patients are currently hospitalized.

One hundred and thirty-one residents have died.

The increase in cases reported today is related to catch up of data entry and implementation of a new method for reporting cases to the Department of Public Health. This increase does not reflect a change in the trajectory of the outbreak. All data in this report are preliminary; data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected. Hospitalization data were collected by the Connecticut Hospital Association. Deaths* reported to the either the OCME or DPH are included in the daily COVID-19 update.

OVERALL SUMMARY Total Change Since Yesterday

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 4914 +1090

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19-Associated Deaths 131 +19

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 909 +82

Patients tested for COVID-19 20015 +1715

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Associated Deaths by County of Residence As of 4/3/20 12:00pm.

Includes patients tested at the State Public Health Laboratory, hospital, and commercial laboratories.

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

Fairfield County 2716 75

Hartford County 679 18

Litchfield County 173 4

Middlesex County 91 2

New Haven County 891 18

New London County 40 3

Tolland County 79 10

Windham County 27 0

Pending address validation 218 1

Total 4914 131

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/CTDPHCOVID19summary4032020.pdf?la=en