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Tri-State Area's Latest COVID Statistics Offer Signs Of Optimism

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The latest COVID statistics in the Tri-State Area are looking optimistic.

New York state currently has an 11.49% positivity rate, down from 12.48% Tuesday. Just over 12,000 people are in the hospital with COVID.

New Jersey's positivity rate is 23.33%. In New Jersey, there were 5,204 hospitalizations. Most are confirmed to be COVID positive, but 52 patients' diagnoses are under investigation.

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Connecticut's rate is 16.55%. In Connecticut, there are 1,805 hospitalized COVID patients.

While the number of cases may be declining, people are still dying from the coronavirus.

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There were 165 COVID deaths in New York on Tuesday and New Jersey reported 145 new lab-confirmed deaths.

Connecticut reports its data once a week, on Thursdays. As of last Thursday, there were 161 deaths.

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