Corona Virus Update 8/28

 It’s been a long hall my Healthcare  friends. I don’t need to tell you that. If my math is correct, today marks 171 days since the first confirmed case of Covid in Connecticut. 

52,495 Connecticut residents have tested positive. 4,465 have died. 

At one point we had almost 2,000 hospitalized. 

Today’s numbers:

% positive tests was 1% today, there were no deaths, hospitalized up 4 to 60 statewide. We had 5 deaths in the last 7 days.

We seem to have leveled off for several weeks. 

% positive tests are hovering around 1% or slightly lower. Deaths are 5-10 a week. Hospitalizations between 45-65. 

I expect numbers to hover until a vaccine  or a second wave come. 

That being said, with every new thing that opens, including schools, a potential surge awaits. 

If we see any jumps from this “baseline” that would be our first sign that a second wave has started. 

We are learning how to better treat it and prevent it, so that is a big positive. 

If asked what is the most important, I’d say masks.

Our educator members are worried. They don’t have the medical background our healthcare workers do so they have a fear of the unknown. 

It’s understandable. 

I know our healthcare workers have already carried the heaviest burden. I have to now ask you to be there for our non-healthcare members. Acknowledge their concerns and assure them that if they become ill, you will be there to care for them. 

That assurance will help. 

To our educators, and state employees who may also be returning to work, please wear your masks, wash your hands, and socially distance. 

We’ll get through this together. 

Be well, 

John