Twenty-two additional cases of B117 variant identified in Connecticut, bringing statewide total to 42

The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that 22 additional cases of the B117 coronavirus variant have been identified in Connecticut, bringing the statewide total to 42 confirmed cases.

Specimen collection dates from these newly identified cases were from between January 12 and February 3, 2021, and the ages of the individuals involved range from 5 to 90.

The 22 newly identified cases are residents of the following towns:

  • Fairfield (1)
  • Greenwich (1)
  • Hamden (1)
  • Madison (1)
  • Meriden (1)
  • New Britain (1)
  • New Haven (2)
  • North Branford (1)
  • Oxford (2)
  • Prospect (1)
  • Seymour (1)
  • Shelton (1)
  • Southbury (1)
  • Stratford (1)
  • Torrington (1)
  • Thomaston (2)
  • Waterbury (1)
  • West Haven (1)
  • Woodbridge (1)

For a series of interactive graphs and maps that provide additional data, including metrics related to age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as data broken down by every town and city in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, “Data Tracker.”

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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