Connecticut on Friday reported that its positive coronavirus test rate remained around 2% for a second consecutive day, as a decline in coronavirus hospitalizations brought the number below 500 for the first time in about a week and a half.
The state reported 1,062 newly identified coronavirus cases out of a total of 46,768 tests administered, for a daily positivity rate of 2.3%. That’s the second day that the state’s positivity rate has been at approximately that level, after Connecticut reported a rate of 2% on Thursday.
The state’s weekly positivity rate, a more stable metric, has also dipped slightly in recent days.