April 15, 20206 yr comment_19427 As of April 15, 2020, a total of 14755 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported among Connecticut residents (Figure 1). One thousand nine hundred eight patients are currently hospitalized. There have been 868 COVID-19-associated deaths. Today’s is a brief report format; a full report will be published weekly on Thursdays with additional information. The increase in deaths reported today is related to catch up of data entry and reporting and does not reflect a change in the trajectory of the outbreak. Day-to-day changes reflect newly reported cases, deaths, and tests that occurred over the last several days to week. 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 either the OCME or DPH are included in the daily COVID-19 update. *For public health surveillance, COVID-19-associated deaths include persons who tested positive for COVID-19 around the time of death and persons who were not tested for COVID-19 whose death certificate lists COVID-19 disease as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Overall Summary Total Change Since Yesterday Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 14755 +766 COVID-19-Associated Deaths 868 +197 Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 1908 +129 Patients tested for COVID-19 50143 +4302 COVID-19 Cases and Associated Deaths by County of Residence As of 04/15/20 11:30am. Includes patients tested at the State Public Health Laboratory, hospital, and commercial laboratories. County Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases COVID-19-Associated Deaths Fairfield County 6480 365 Hartford County 2570 213 Litchfield County 490 35 Middlesex County 379 28 New Haven County 3758 195 New London County 236 7 Tolland County 216 22 Windham County 89 1 Pending address validation 537 2 Total 14755 868 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/CTDPHCOVID19summary4152020.pdf?la=en Edited April 15, 20206 yr by niman Report
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