Connecticut

March 24, 2020 to May 11, 2020

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Tags: CTP Backfill

Connecticut reporting of confirmed deaths starts on 6/1. Previous values had a gap in reporting and do not match screenshots.

May 27, 2020

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Tags: State Anomalies

On May 27, 2020, Connecticut's Total cases decreased by 15 without explanation.

October 23, 2020 to March 7, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

On April 27,2020, we removed the values for cumulative hospitalized in Connecticut from October 23, 2020 and onwards, since Connecticut had stopped reporting this metric on October 22, 2020.

February 29, 2020 to February 23, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

Delete negative since it's a mixed-unit metric, and we're reporting Total Tests (PCR) as PCR-only testing (without lumping antigen).

February 23, 2021

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Tags: CTP API / Logic Changes

On February 23, we switched CT's totalTestResults to draw from totalTestsViral instead of positive+negative. Daily diff: -14,229 Total diff: -363,539

February 29, 2020 to February 23, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

Backfill Total Tests (PCR) from state dataset, and add Positive Tests (PCR) and Negative Tests (PCR) from the same dataset. Update Negative to match new Total Tests (PCR) values.

January 18, 2021

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Tags: State Data Note

Connecticut DPH has advised that the cumulative count of tests reported on 1/18 included 286,103 older tests from previous dates, which had been missing from previous reports due to a data processing error.

November 6, 2020 to February 3, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

CT is publishing only weekly antigen testing number on the dashboard, but the state dataset is updated daily. Backfill from the dataset for smoother values and add positive negatives.

January 28, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

On 1/28 the wrong (calculated ) Negative value was entered. This update corrects the issue.

November 12, 2020 to January 8, 2021

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Tags: CTP Backfill

Around 11/05/2020 Connecticut moved where it was posting the Weekly reports which includes the Total antigen tests metric. We have located them and are backfilling the values.

January 1, 2021

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Tags: State / Metric No Update State Data Note

On January 1, 2021, Alaska, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, the Northern Mariana Islands, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont did not update their data, presumably due to the New Years holiday.

December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021

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Tags: State Data Note State / Metric No Update

On December 25, 2020, Connecticut announced on their COVID-19 page that there would be no update to their data on December 25, 2020 through December 27, 2020 or on January 1, 2021 due to the holidays.

December 25, 2020

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Tags: State / Metric No Update

On December 25, 2020, Alaska, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont did not update their data due to the Christmas holiday.

November 26, 2020

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Tags: State / Metric No Update

On November 26, 2020, the listed states either released partial updates or did not update their data at all.

November 26, 2020 to November 27, 2020

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Tags: State Data Note State / Metric No Update

On November 26, 2020, Connecticut announced via a [press release](https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/11-2020/Governor-Lamont-Coronavirus-Update-November-25) that there would be no update to their data on November 26, 2020 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Additionally, the data for November 26, 2020 and November 27, 2020 will both be included in the November 27, 2020 update.

November 20, 2020

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Tags: State Annotation / Source Change

On November 20, 2020, Connecticut changed their data reporting from a daily PDF file to a webpage.

November 5, 2020 to November 9, 2020

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Tags: CTP Backfill State Annotation / Source Change

Starting on 11/5, Connecticut changed its reporting to lump antigen tests with PCR in the main testing number. We are backfilling our Positive Tests (PCR) and Negative (People or cases) numbers for 11/5-11/9 to use these values.

November 6, 2020

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On November 6, 2020, we carried over the values for Total Antigen tests, Total PCR tests (specimens), and Negative PCR tests (people) because Connecticut did not provide an update for these metrics.

November 5, 2020

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Tags: CTP Backfill New Metric

On November 5, 2020, Connecticut began reporting Antigen tests and Positive Antigen tests as Probable cases. On November 6, 2020, we backfilled the November 5 value and are beginning capture today.

March 28, 2020

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Tags: CTP Backfill CTP Backfill Missed Update

ON 3/28, we did not capture Connecticut's update. This reconstructs it from the PDF file on CT's website.

March 30, 2020 to August 11, 2020

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Tags: CTP Backfill New Metric

Populate probable cases and update positive PCR/testing for the dates probables were added

August 18, 2020

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Tags: State Anomalies

On August 18, 2020, Connecticut's Total cases decreased by 12, Confirmed cases decreased by 15, and Confirmed deaths decreased by 1 without explanation.

August 12, 2020 to August 13, 2020

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States Grades not published for 8/12-8/13

July 22, 2020 to July 23, 2020

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CT - Note on "dashboard" - "*Please note 83 new cases were reported to DPH since yesterday. In addition, 74 previously reported cases were removed due to updated laboratory findings of false positive results."

March 30, 2020 to July 21, 2020

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Removed data for CT confirmed cases that appeared inaccurate and instead backfilled Positive Cases (PCR) and Total Tests (PCR) based on official state confirmed cases and total tests by report date. Updated Negatives back to 6/8 based on this new data

July 11, 2020

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Tags: State Data Note

As of July 11, 2020 Connecticut reports COVID-19 data Monday through Friday.