Several Key COVID-19 Health Metrics Offer Hope For CT

Milford CT

10 September, 2021

7:52 AM

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Good Friday morning Connecticut, The weekend is almost here, and it features great and most importantly dry weather through next Tuesday. It will be sunny Saturday and Sunday with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s and that continues for Monday and Tuesday. Our next rain chance is on Wednesday. Sports betting, new Biden order on vaccines News 12 CT's John Craven shared two updates from Gov. Lamont on social media. The governor also responded to @POTUS' new vaccine mandates: "I think it makes a lot of sense. It keeps your fellow employees safe, everybody around them safe. If you run a store, it makes the folks come in to buy something feel a lot safer. I think it makes some sense"— John Craven (@johncraven1) September 10, 2021 UPDATE: Tonight @GovNedLamont said on-site sports wagers could start in days "I think you'll see @FoxwoodsCT & @MoheganSun start the sports betting on-reservation relatively soon. Off-reservation we still have to get the regulations in place & that could take another 2 or 3 wks"— John Craven (@johncraven1) September 10, 2021 COVID-19 update The weekly coronavirus death toll in the state has fallen off the pace it has set since the first week of August, and federal health officials expect more of the same through the beginning of October. This week, the state Department of Public Health has reported just 22 new deaths. Last week, DPH reported 39 new deaths, up from 25 the previous week. Overnight, DPH reported a coronavirus positivity rate of 2.93 percent in the state, on the back of 626 newly confirmed cases and 21,386 tests. The number of Connecticut residents hospitalized with the coronavirus has been steadily, if slowly, dropping since the last week in August. Ten more beds were freed up overnight, according to DPH, which brings the number of COVID-19 patients requiring health facility care in the state to 354. (Read the full story and town-by-town updates here). Red Zones, COVID-19 vaccination rates for your town The number of Connecticut towns in the COVID-19 red zone has dropped by eight from last week, to 83, in the most recent data released from the state Department of Public Health. (You can view where your town is located in the map by clicking here). There is also town-by-town information on vaccination rates and COVID-19 cases in schools. (Click here for that local information). It was a tornado NBC Connecticut meteorologist Bob Maxon was the first to share on social media that a tornado may have touched down in Coventry, and the National Weather Service confirmed that did happen. (Tornado Confirmed To Have Touched Down In CT: Here's The Details) Missing Avon teen found safe Missing Teen, 17, Found Safe; Reunited With Family: Police The teen had been missing since Aug. 30.>>>Read More. WWE star had heart surgery in CT WWE's Triple H Undergoes Surgery At Yale; Full Recovery Expected The procedure was due to a "cardiac event" caused by a genetic heart issue, WWE said.>>>Read More. We'll never forget Lamont announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 11, 2021, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time, the governor's office announced. In addition, Lamont announced that the state will illuminate the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven – informally known by many residents as the Q Bridge – in red, white, and blue lights beginning at dusk on the evenings of Friday, September 10, and Saturday, September 11, in recognition of the anniversary. Beacons capable of projecting light nearly six miles into the clear night sky will be lit until the early morning hours. Community members, friends and family laid roses over the 9/11 memorial at Sherwood Island State Park to honor loved ones who were killed in the attacks 20 years ago. Hear how they're making sure the memory of those who lost their lives continues on tonight on @FOX61News at 11. pic.twitter.com/yIcvqewROA— Elisha Machado (@ElishaMachadoTV) September 10, 2021 Weekend activities around CT Looking for weekend fun? @SarahCodyMedia has eight ideas for you! Check out the Totally Rock'n Drive-In Laser Light Show at @quassyamusement, or enjoy the @EHFallFest and the @NorthHavenFair! https://t.co/PbF3JdV0Wh— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) September 10, 2021 Here are the current conditions on CT's roads THOMPSON - Road Work on I-395 Southbound between Exits 53 and 50 (3.4 miles) in effect today until 4:14 pm. The right lane is closed. Reported Friday, September 10 at 7:14 am. STRATFORD - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 30 and 21 (6.9 miles). Reported Friday, September 10 at 6:35 am. WESTPORT - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 19 and 4 (16.5 miles). Reported Friday, September 10 at 7:16 am. FAIRFIELD - Delays. RT15 Southbound is congested between Exits 44 and 35 (15.1 miles). Reported Friday, September 10 at 6:37 am. NEW BRITAIN - Road Work on RT72 Westbound between Exits 6 and 2 (1.5 miles) in effect today until 4:16 pm. The right lane is closed. Reported Friday, September 10 at 8:16 am. SHELTON - Delays. RT8 Southbound is congested between Exits 14 and 10 (5.0 miles). Reported Friday, September 10 at 7:49 am. BERLIN - Road Work on RT9 Northbound between Exits 22 and 24 (1.7 miles) in effect today until 4:27 pm. The right lane is closed. Reported Friday, September 10 at 7:27 am. BERLIN - Road Work on RT9 Southbound between Exits 23 and 22 (0.9 miles) in effect today until 4:28 pm. The right lane is closed. Reported Friday, September 10 at 7:27 am. MIDDLETOWN - Road Work on RT9 Southbound between Exits 10 and 9 (3.8 miles) in effect today until 4:00 pm. The left lane is closed. Reported Friday, September 10 at 8:31 am.