WASHINGTON D.C., DC — White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx suggested Connecticut could become one of the next hotspots for COVID-19 during a press briefing Thursday.
“We do have two states that do have 35% positives and that’s New York and New Jersey,” Dr. Birx said, according to Bloomberg. “So that confirms very clearly that that’s a very clear and important hotspot... Michigan, Connecticut, Indiana, Georgia, Illinois -- so that should tell you where the next hotspots are coming -- are at 15% test positive.”
Dr. Birx said Colorado, D.C., Rhode Island and Massachusetts follow at 13%. She added there are a significant number of states still under 10%.
“California and Washington remain steady at an eight percent rate,” said Dr. Birx.
As of Thursday afternoon, Connecticut officials reported 18,300 tests have been done for COVID-19 with 3,824 positive cases reported. The state reported 112 deaths from COVID-19 with 827 patients currently hospitalized.
