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Young Adults Have Most Coronavirus Infections In CT
People in their 20s had the most coronavirus cases out of any age group in Connecticut in August, according to state data.
CONNECTICUT — Connecticut residents in their 20s continue to have the most coronavirus cases out of any age group. New data from the state Department of Public health showed 90 people between 20 and 29 years old tested positive for the virus between Aug. 2-8. The age group with the next most cases were people in their 30s with 79 cases.
People in their 20s also had the most number of cases when adjusted by population.
"People in their 20s had the largest amount of positive test results during the week, followed by people who are in their 30s and 40s," Gov. Ned Lamont said.
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Connecticut had another 76 coronavirus cases reported Thursday out of more than 8,000 test results. That kept the state’s positive test rate below 1 percent.
No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported Thursday. Net hospitalizations increased by five patients to 63.
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Connecticut has reported 50,782 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began in March and 4,450 deaths.
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