Sherman remains in the Red Zone for a second week when it comes to the state Department of Public Health's levels of COVID-19 community spread.  It's based on cases per 100,000 population, so with 9 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks in the small town, that is equivalent to 17.7 cases.

Color on the state's COVID-19 community spread map is starting to drain again elsewhere in the Greater Danbury area. Much of the lower part of the region is in the grey zone for having fewer than 5 cases per 100,000 population over the last two weeks, including Newtown, Ridgefield, Easton, Redding and Weston.  In the Yellow zone, for having 5 to 9 cases per 100,000 population over the last two weeks are Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury and Southbury. 

In Orange, with 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 in the last two weeks are New Fairfield and New Milford.  New Fairfield First Selectman Pat Del Monaco is concerned that the vaccination rate isn't increasing as quickly as surrounding towns.  New Fairfield was at 9.3 per 100,000 two weeks ago, 10.3 last week and 13.9 this week. 

68-percent of New Fairfield residents are vaccinated.  New Fairfield 12 to 17 year olds are at 55-percent vaccinated.  Del Monaco notes that the age group in other area towns are well above 70 percent and nearing 80 percent.  The 25 to 44 year olds are at 62-percent vaccinated, also considerably lower than other adult age groups in New Fairfield.