CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · weekly · week ending 10 October 2026

COVID Levels in Connecticut

In the week ending 10 October 2026, wastewater virus levels in Connecticut were High or Very High for COVID-19 at 4 of 7 sites, Flu A at 1 of 7 sites, RSV at 0 of 7 sites. COVID-19 was High or Very High at 57% of the state's sampling sites. Source: CDC wastewater surveillance.

All states CDC wastewater ↗ Measles cases

Very High High Moderate Low Very Low

Sampling sites in Connecticut 7

Counties servedPeople servedCOVID-19Flu ARSV
New Haven233,000 ModerateVery LowVery Low
Fairfield140,000 Very HighLowVery Low
Fairfield100,000 HighVery LowVery Low
Fairfield85,000 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Tolland31,000 HighVery HighVery Low
Litchfield30,000 ModerateVery LowVery Low
Litchfield7,105 LowVery LowVery Low

When levels are high where you live

  • Stay current on vaccines for COVID-19 and flu, and RSV if you are 75+, 50–74 with risk factors, pregnant, or have an infant.
  • Test if you have symptoms; antivirals for COVID-19 and flu work best in the first days and are meant for people at higher risk.
  • A well-fitting mask in crowded indoor places and better ventilation cut the risk for you and for people around you.
  • Stay home when sick. Outbreak news is in our epidemic record.

What this page shows, and what it misses

CDC's weekly wastewater viral activity level for each sampling site — a treatment plant or a point upstream — compared with that site's own baseline, in five categories from Very Low to Very High. State rows count sites; CDC's own state level, on its map, weighs sites differently and can differ from what these counts suggest. Places not on a sewer system, and sites that did not report this week, are not covered. Wastewater shows community spread, not the number of cases.

Data: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Wastewater Surveillance System, "CDC Wastewater Viral Activity Level for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and RSV" (data.cdc.gov) — public domain U.S. Government work.