As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a study has found that they are disproportionately reaching white populations before Black and other minority communities. One of the authors of the Business Insider report, senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston, joined LX News to discuss the difference in vaccination rates, and the questions it raises about racial equity.
Connecticut's COVID-19 test positivity fell below 5% on Monday, but hospitalizations and deaths from the disease continue to rise.
Of the 138,085 tests administered since Friday, 6,703 came back positive for a test positive rate of 4.85%
The state reported 16 net new hospitalizations with 1,114 currently hospitalized. Seventy-six more people lost their life in Connecticut due to COVID-19 bringing the total death count since the start of the pandemic to 6,670.
