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Coronavirus Infection Rate Rises Above 1% For Third Straight Day In Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) -- Officials in Connecticut are worried small gatherings are contributing to a rise in the state's COVID-19 infection rate.

Gov. Ned Lamont reported 233 new cases out of more than 21,500 tests Friday -- a 1.1% infection rate.

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It marks the third straight day the rate was more than 1%.

It had been below 1% since mid-July.

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