'This virus is not done with us, even if we're done with it.'
The state's COVID-19 test positivity rate, which is the highest it's been in nearly a year, may be elevated due to the use of at-home tests, Juthani said. Negative tests may go unreported, leading to fewer tests overall being factored into the positivity rate. But there is still cause for concern, she said.
The health commissioner attributed several reasons to the recent increase in transmission in Connecticut -- and the region in general -- including colder weather, waning immunity among vaccinated residents and indoor gatherings, including holiday celebrations. Over 85% of the state's population has gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to federal data. The"overwhelming majority" of those who are getting infected are unvaccinated, Lamont said. More severe cases are also largely in those who are unvaccinated; of those currently hospitalized, over 76% are not fully vaccinated, according to state data.A Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is administered in Hartford, Ct., Nov. 2, 2021.
"What we are seeing right in, in the increase in hospitalizations over the last two weeks ... that's not because of omicron. That's because of the delta variant that's still with us," he said.
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