Fairfield County has been classified by the CDC as an area with high COVID-19 community transmission. 

High transmission is defined as places with more than 100 cases per 100,000 in a seven-day period.  This is the 5th county in Connecticut to be classified under that category, joining New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, and New London counties.  Litchfield County remains classified as having substantial transmission, or 50 to 99 cases. 

The Danbury Health Department has updated the number of positive COVID cases in the past week, noting that new data has been made available by the state.  Last Thursday there were 10 cases, 15 reported Friday and 10 over the weekend.  On Monday, 7 positive tests were detected among Danbury residents and on Tuesday, there were 18.