Health Pulse / Connecticut
Connecticut Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.1142
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8301
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.6309
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Low12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Low12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | 14 | 40 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 2 | 7 |
| Giardiasis | 1 | 9 |
| Legionellosis | 2 | 13 |
| Pertussis | 1 | 6 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 18 | 27 |
| Shigellosis | 5 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 4 |
| Varicella disease | 1 | 5 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 32, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
4.4%
Current Asthma
10.69%
Current Smoking
9.57%
Depression
21.51%
Diabetes
7.35%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.93%
High Blood Pressure
26.29%
No Health Insurance
7.7%
Obesity
27.59%
Physical Inactivity
20.6%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.