Falling Infection Rates To Bring Opening of Religious Services

Connecticut officials plan to lift the public health restriction capping at 100 the number of people allowed inside a house of worship, Gov. Ned Lamont said during a Thursday coronavirus press briefing.

The announcement came as the governor released statistics suggesting a continued drop in the instances of COVID-19 in Connecticut. Amid an expanding effort to vaccinate the public, the state’s infection rate stood at 3.55%, the lowest in months. It was not a one-day anomaly. Lamont said the average infection rate for the week was near 4.4%.

And while an additional 44 COVID-related fatalities pushed the state over yet another somber milestone — the deaths of more than 7,000 Connecticut residents due to the virus — several key indicators seemed to be trending in a positive direction. The number of people hospitalized with the virus dropped under 1,000 for the first time this year and Lamont said there was ample capacity at area hospitals.

Asked about the state’s death toll, which now stands at 7,020, the governor said it was “frustrating as heck” but fatalities often lag behind other indicators of change in the virus situation.

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