COVID-19 Update March 31, 2020 As of March 31, 2020, a total of 3128 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported among Connecticut residents (Figure 1). Six hundred and eight patients are currently hospitalized. Sixtynine residents have died. In addition to the deaths related to COVID-19 that have been reported to the Department of Public Health (DPH), this update contains information on the number of deaths that have been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). Today, the OCME provided information on 14 additional COVID-19 related deaths that occurred during March 17-29. There were 16 COVID-19 related deaths on March 30, and 3 on March 31. Moving forward, deaths reported to the either the OCME or DPH will be included in the daily COVID-19 update. All data in this report are preliminary; data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected. Hospitalization data were collected by the Connecticut Hospital Association. OVERALL SUMMARY Total Change Since Yesterday 3128 +557 COVID-19 Associated Deaths 69 +33 Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 608 +91 15600 +1000 Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Patients tested for COVID-19 Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by County of Residence in Connecticut As of 3/31/20 1:30PM. Includes patients tested at the State Public Health Laboratory, hospital, and commercial laboratories. County Laboratory Confirmed Cases Deaths Fairfield County Hartford County Litchfield County 1870 393 121 38 7 1 Middlesex County New Haven County 56 517 1 12 New London County Tolland County 27 56 1 7 Windham County Pending address validation 11 77 0 2 3128 69 Total National COVID-19 statistics and information about preventing spread of COVID-19 are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A weekly report on seasonal influenza activity can be found on the DPH website. 1 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Syndromic Surveillance The Department of Public Health EpiCenter hospital emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance system receives near real-time information from all 38 licensed, hospital EDs in Connecticut. The percentage of individuals seeking care for “unexplained fever/flu” syndrome ED visits is monitored to identify individuals that may have symptoms consistent with COVID-19; this differs from the “fever/flu” syndrome in the weekly influenza report since patients with a known diagnosis (e.g., influenza, strep throat) are not included. The syndromic surveillance systems suggest that many more people are seeking care for respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, than usual at this time. 2 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Hospitalization Surveillance The map below shows the number of patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by county based on data collected by the Connecticut Hospital Association. The distribution is by location of hospital, not patient residence. The labels indicate the number of patients currently hospitalized with the change since yesterday in parentheses. Patients Currently Hospitalized by Connecticut County Distribution by location of hospital not patient residence. Data from the Connecticut Hospital Association. 3 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Nursing Home Surveillance Among 216 nursing homes in CT, 30 (14%) have had at least one confirmed case of COVID-19. A total of 85 nursing home residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 have been identified of whom 42 (49%) were hospitalized and 11 (13%) have died. The graph below shows the number of nursing homes with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases by the first date a positive specimen was collected. Number of Nursing Homes with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 among Residents by Date of First Positive Specimen Collection* As of 03/31/2020 at 11:30am Number of Nursing Homes 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Date of Specimen Collection *Test results may be reported several days after the result. Data from previous days are routinely updated. 4 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Laboratory Surveillance The Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory has tested a total of 2008 patients for COVID19; 359 (18%) patients tested positive. The graph below shows the number of patients tested by date specimens were received. Hospital and commercial laboratories also are offering testing for COVID19 in Connecticut; in total, more than 15600 tests have been reported to date. Patients Tested for COVID-19 at the Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory As of 3/31/2020 at 11AM Patients Tested 250 200 Negative Positive 150 100 50 * 2/28/2020 3/1/2020 3/2/2020 3/3/2020 3/4/2020 3/5/2020 3/6/2020 3/7/2020 3/8/2020 3/9/2020 3/10/2020 3/11/2020 3/12/2020 3/13/2020 3/14/2020 3/15/2020 3/16/2020 3/17/2020 3/18/2020 3/19/2020 3/20/2020 3/21/2020 3/22/2020 3/23/2020 3/24/2020 3/25/2020 3/26/2020 3/27/2020 3/28/2020 3/29/2020 0 Date Specimen Received *Testing of specimens received since March 27 is on-going and does not reflect a decrease in testing. 5 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Characteristics of Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases *Test results may be reported several days after the result. Data from previous days are routinely updated. 6 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Counts may not add up to total case count as demographic data may be missing. 7 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. Connecticut Towns with Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Map does not include 77 cases pending address validation. 8 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. APPENDIX A. Towns with Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Table does not include 77 cases pending address validation. Town Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Bozrah Branford Bridgeport Bridgewater Bristol Brookfield Brooklyn Burlington Canaan Canterbury Canton Chaplin Cheshire Chester Clinton Colchester Colebrook Columbia Cornwall Coventry Cromwell Danbury Darien Deep River Derby Durham East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Haven East Lyme East Windsor Eastford Easton Ellington Enfield Essex Fairfield Farmington Franklin Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greenwich Cases 0 17 1 10 0 3 11 1 37 4 11 2 1 19 86 2 9 58 0 5 0 0 1 0 18 1 7 2 0 2 1 4 5 223 69 3 9 1 1 2 3 21 13 2 2 1 4 2 24 2 40 15 1 12 1 1 149 Town Griswold Groton Guilford Haddam Hamden Hampton Hartford Hartland Harwinton Hebron Kent Killingly Killingworth Lebanon Ledyard Lisbon Litchfield Lyme Madison Manchester Mansfield Marlborough Meriden Middlebury Middlefield Middletown Milford Monroe Montville Morris Naugatuck New Britain New Canaan New Fairfield New Hartford New Haven New London New Milford Newington Newtown Norfolk North Branford North Canaan North Haven North Stonington Norwalk Norwich Old Lyme Old Saybrook Orange Oxford Plainfield Plainville Plymouth Pomfret Portland Preston Cases 1 2 5 1 47 0 65 0 4 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 11 23 1 2 24 7 1 19 17 8 2 1 9 27 41 30 3 121 2 35 26 33 1 5 0 9 0 302 2 1 5 7 11 0 7 2 1 3 1 Town Prospect Putnam Redding Ridgefield Rocky Hill Roxbury Salem Salisbury Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers South Windsor Southbury Southington Sprague Stafford Stamford Sterling Stonington Stratford Suffield Thomaston Thompson Tolland Torrington Trumbull Union Vernon Voluntown Wallingford Warren Washington Waterbury Waterford Watertown West Hartford West Haven Westbrook Weston Westport Wethersfield Willington Wilton Winchester Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock Cases 4 0 16 77 17 2 0 3 0 13 3 46 4 7 4 9 13 19 0 17 401 0 2 31 9 7 1 9 20 17 0 11 1 10 0 10 75 0 7 20 38 2 29 120 15 1 49 2 2 20 4 5 6 5 3 9 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change. APPENDIX B. The following graph shows the rate of cases per 100,000 Connecticut residents in each age group. Population estimates from: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Health-Information-Systems-Reporting/Population/Population-Statistics. 10 Last updated 3/31/20. All data are preliminary and subject to change.