St. Vincent's health care workers were treated to a flyover salute by the the Connecticut National Guard in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday May 14, 2020. The cargo plane flew past several hospitals all over the area, including Danbury, Greenwich, Stamford Norwalk and New Haven.
Photo: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
Photo: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
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Death toll in coronavirus pandemic rises to 3,285 in CT, after 66 more fatalities
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The state Department of Public Health announced Friday that 66 fatalities were reported overnight and into the day, bringing the total dead to 3,285 in the coronavirus pandemic. A net decrease of 71 hospitalized patients showed a total of 1,033, which is equal to the total COVID-19 patients hospitalized on April 4.
The high point in hospitalizations was April 22, when 1,972 patients were in hospitals statewide.
While Gov. Ned Lamont said earlier Friday, before the release of the entire list of daily data, that the net hospital bed loss kept the state on track for its May 20 partial reopening, he mourned the fatalities.
“It breaks your heart seeing those numbers,” Lamont told reporters during a morning news conference in the State Capitol.
On Thursday, 94 new deaths were reported and 1,103 were hospitalized.