Sherman has dropped back down into the state Department of Public Heath's grey zone when it comes to community spread of COVID-19.  The town spent three weeks at the highest level, in the Red Zone, based on cases per 100,000 population.  New Milford and Bridgewater are in the Red Zone with more than 15 cases per 100,000 in the past two weeks.  The Bridgwater cases could be tied to the town's Veterans Day event, as the town put out an alert noting that one person in attendance tested positive the following day. 

Kent, Brookfield and Southbury are in the Orange, with 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 in the last two weeks.  The rest of the Greater Danbury area municipalities are in the Yellow zone, for having 5 to 9 cases per 100,000 population over the last two weeks. 

According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Brookfield's infection rate is 3.2 percent. Danbury has 6.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, with a positivity rate of 2.2 percent.  Newtown and Ridgefield's infection rates are 1.6 percent.  New Fairfield's COVID-19 infection rate is 2.4 percent.  New Milford's rate is 5.2 percent.  Redding's positivity rate is 2.7  percent.