HARTFORD, CT (1010 WINS) -- Connecticut will roll back its reopening to "Phase 2.1" as its COVID-19 infection rate continues to "trend up," Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday.
The following changes will take effect on Friday, Nov. 6, Lamont said at a news briefing Monday afternoon:
• Restaurants will only be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity, with a maximum of eight people per table.
• Capacity at event venues will be limited to 25 people indoors and 50 outdoors.
• Restaurants will have to close by 9:30 p.m. Takeout and delivery will still be allowed after 9:30 p.m.
• Capacity at performing arts venues and movie theaters will be limited to 100 people.
• Capacity at hair salons, nail salons and other personal service businesses will remain at 75 percent.
• Religious gatherings will be capped at either 50 percent capacity or 100 people. Virtual services will be encouraged.
"I think we're finding… that right now, what were defined as flare-ups on a municipal basis are becoming more like community spread," Lamont said. "Not nearly where we were back in April, but something we are watching very carefully."
The majority of Connecticut's restaurants are "doing a really good job" adhering to the state's safety guidelines, but there "have been some problems," he noted.
Connecticut reported 11 new COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, bringing its death toll to 4,627.
Of the 79,066 COVID-19 test results that came back on those three days, 2,651, or 3.4 percent, were positive, Lamont said.
"It's about 3.6 [percent] over the last seven days," he said. "So there's no question about it: the trend line is continuing to trend up."
As of Sunday, 340 people in the state were hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 11, he added.
