Connecticut’s positivity rate on Tuesday clocked in at 1.48%, solidly above the gold standard of 1% but down slightly from the previous week’s high of 1.85% and still well below the threshold at which Gov. Ned Lamont has said he would consider postponing the upcoming phase of reopening.
The state’s positivity rate, which had remained mostly below 1% for weeks, jumped higher on Sept. 9 and has dipped back below that line only once since then.
However, despite that uptick, Lamont decided to move forward with the third phase of reopening, which is slated to begin on Thursday.