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Dept. of Health releases COVID-19 infection rates for Danbury area

According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Bethel's COVID-19 infection rate has remained flat from last reporting period at 3-percent, with 9.7 cases per 100,000 population.  Brookfield is down to 3.7 percent from 4.2 percent infection rate the week before. 

Danbury's COVID-19 test positivity rate has increased just slightly from the last reporting period from 4 to 4.3-percent.  135 cases have been reported to the state between August 22nd and September 4th.  That's 11.4 cases per 100,000 population. 

New Fairfield's COVID-19 infection rate over the last two weeks reported has increased from 6.1 percent to 7.6 percent.  New Milford's rate dipped half a percentage point from the previous week to 3.2 while Newtown's increased slightly to 3.7 percent.  Redding's COVID-19 infection rate has dropped a full percentage point to 2.6 percent over the last two weeks reported.

Ridgefield's rate is back on the decline.  After spiking more than a percentage point last week from the week before, the town is reporting a 3.1 percent infection rate.