Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the region:
Nearly 100,000 Connecticut residents with compromised immune systems could be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine booster shot. That’s under new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 70% of Connecticut residents have had at least one shot. Connecticut’s hospitalizations are up —and three quarters of those hospitalized are unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status. The state positivity rate stabilized just above 3%.
Long Island’s positivity rate dipped slightly to 3.69%, compared to New York’s statewide rate of under 3%.
As back-to-school begins, St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue is the latest to require vaccinations, along with most colleges on Long Island. SUNY schools will require vaccination when the FDA fully approves one of the vaccines.
All of Long Island and Connecticut counties meet the CDC threshold to wear masks in public, regardless of vaccination status.