Coronavirus Update: Second Person Dies In Connecticut Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) - A 91-year-old Connecticut man who was hospitalized with the coronavirus has died, becoming the state's second victim of the virus, a local official announced.

As of Wednesday night, Connecticut had 96 active COVID-19 cases known in the state.

The New Haven Register reports that New Canaan Councilman Steve Karl announced the death at a Town Council meeting Wednesday night, asking for a moment of silence as the meeting was about to adjourn.

A man in his 80s who had been a resident of a Ridgefield assisted living facility died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital, Gov. Ned Lamont announced.

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