There are only 8 municipalities in the state's red zone for the highest level of community spread of COVID-19.  The Greater Danbury area towns are now in the yellow and grey zones, having 9 or fewer cases per 100,000 population over the last two weeks reported. 

Danbury had 48 and 45 cases in the last two weeks, making for an average of 7.8.  Most area municipalities are in the yellow zone, including Danbury, averaging 6 to 8 cases per 100,000 population.  The highest average caseload is in New Fairfield with 8.2 cases per 100,000.  To put that in perspective, there were 6 and 10 cases reported in each of the last two weeks. 

The local towns in the grey zone, the lowest level had no COVID-19 cases reported in the last two weeks and includes Ridgefield, Sherman, Kent, Warren, Washington, Bethlhem, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury, Oxford, Easton, Weston, and Wilton.

Lamont is again pushing the so-called invincible age cohort, 25 to 35 year olds, to get their COVID-19 vaccine, using the lure of a free drink at participating restaurants.  In a PSA for the Connecticut Drinks On Us initiative, Lamont urges people to get the jab or get stuck with the tab.

Connecticut's test positivity rate for COVID-19 yesterday stood at .93 percent.  A year ago it was 9 percent.  Yesterday, out of more than 22,000 tests, 206 came back positive.  There are four fewer people seeking COVID treatment making the inpatient total 141 statewide.  Connecticut also reported four more COVID-associated fatalities yesterday.