CT’s Daily COVID Positive Test Rate Surges Past 6%, Lamont Threatens to Re-Impose Business Restrictions

Connecticut’s daily coronavirus infection test rate soared beyond 6% on October 29 — roughly six times the daily rate the state faced all summer and early into the fall.

By Keith M. Phaneuf | Translated by Jamal Fox & Alisson Ziza

Connecticut’s daily coronavirus infection test rate soared beyond 6% on October 29 — roughly six times the daily rate the state faced all summer and early into the fall.

A somber Gov. Ned Lamont warned residents to brace for the worst, but he opted not to reverse the Oct. 8 easing of restrictions on business activities.

Instead, the governor granted more municipalities flexibility to tighten rules on businesses within their own borders — though he warned he could order new restrictions statewide as soon as next week.

 

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