According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Bethel's infection rate dropped down a bit from last week to 1.9 percent.  Brookfield's rate also dipped to 2.4 percent.  Danbury has 5.1 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, with a positivity rate of 1.7 percent.  Newtown's infection rate dropped about a half a percentage point to 1.3 percent.  New Fairfield's COVID-19 infection rate climbed nearly a percentage point from last week to 3.5 percent.  New Milford's rate climbed half a percentage point to 4.4 percent.  Redding's positivity rate dropped significantly to 1 percent while Ridgefield stood at 1.4 percent.   

The state's daily COVID-19 test positivity rate yesterday was 2.25 percent.  431 positive confirmed or probable cases were detected out of about 19,000 tests. 

There were 6 fewer patients in the hospital with COVID yesterday compared to the day before. 

The inpatient total is 209. As for breakthrough infections, 19,474 cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut have been identified since February.  That's a .81 percent breakthrough rate.  25 people have died in Connecticut over the past week from causes related to COVID-19. 

Connecticut is 3rd in the nation for the percent of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Connecticut is 70.86 percent.  Vermont remains first, with 71.4-percent and Rhode Island at 71.16  percent.  Rounding out the top five are Maine and Massachusetts.