Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday morning that Connecticut's COVID-19 positivity rate is at 24 percent today.
"A 24-percent infection rate is lousy, and it may get worse before it gets better," Gov. Lamont said during a virtual news conference Tuesday.
Of the 44,449 tests administered since Monday, 10,602 came back positive for a 23.85% rate, a new high.
The daily positivity rate on Monday was 21.52 percent, which was a new record high.
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The governor said vaccines and booster shots are keeping most people out of the hospital or ICUs.
In hospitalizations, 110 more people are hospitalized in the state with COVID-19 just since Monday. The 1,562 total hospitalizations right now is the highest level since May 1, 2020.
