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DPH Encouraging All CT Residents to Wear Face Masks in Indoor Spaces

The Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Friday they are encouraging all Connecticut residents to wear face masks in public indoor spaces, due to a surge in COVID cases across the state.

The CDC has now listed six counties in Connecticut in the High/Orange risk category for the Coronavirus. The counties at the highest risk for COVID transmission are Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, Tolland, and Windham.

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As of January 04, 2023, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents is 953,006; 4,275 have been reported in the past 7 days. Seven hundred sixty-one patients are currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19; of these, 259 (34.03%) are not fully vaccinated.

To read the full COVID-19 update report, click here!


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