More free COVID-19 testing is taking place in Danbury today as the City experiences a spike in cases.  Governor Ned Lamont says the administration is reaching out to various populations in Danbury with public service announcements in different languages, warning people to get tested and quarantine.

Danbury has a 7 percent positivity rate while the rest of the state has a less than 1 percent rate.  Lamont says he is worried that the number has gone up quite a bit.   Between August 2nd and 20th, Danbury recorded at least 178 new cases, a sharp increase over the previous two-week period when only 40 new cases were recorded.

Lamont says some of the increase is due to populations that come in from out of the country.  He wants those populations addressed so he had Dr. Albert Ko, who is fluent in Portuguese, recorded messages about the importance of testing and quarantine efforts.

The COVID testing today is at 10 am to 2 pm and from 4:30 to 7:30 pm at Rogers Park Middle School