Connecticut's COVID-19 test positivity remained above 1% for a second day in a row, according to the latest data released from the Department of Public Health.
The state reported 222 new positive coronavirus cases since Wednesday from a total of 16,602 administered tests. The positivity rate on those tests was 1.3%. Yesterday, the state reported a 1.5% positivity rate. The state's positive test rate has hovered below one percent for most of the past month.
Four more people lost their lives from COVID-19, according to the DPH data. Five fewer people are hospitalized with the coronavirus bringing the total number of active hospitalizations down to 52.
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The uptick in the state's positive test rate comes as health experts, including epidemiologist Dr. Albert Ko of the Yale School of Public Health, said it could be several weeks before we understand the full impact of Labor Day weekend on the state's coronavirus numbers.
More school districts are also facing new coronavirus cases as students return back to school for the fall.