The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 infection rates for the Greater Danbury area ranging from 16.8 percent to 23.6 percent. The lowest test positivity is in Ridgefield and the highest is in Danbury. The rates are:
Ridgefield 16.8 percent
Newtown 18 percent
Redding 18.2 percent
New Milford 18.2 percent
Bethel 19-point-7 percent
Brookfield 21.8 percent
New Fairfield 22.1 percent
Danbury 23.6 percent
The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 case rates for the Greater Danbury area ranging from 109 to 173 per 100,000 population. The lowest case rate is in New Milford and the highest is in Brookfield, based on population.
The rates are:
New Milford 109.3
Redding 119.9
Newtown 139.3
New Fairfield 142.1
Bethel 147.5
Ridgefield 153.4
Danbury 154.4
Brookfield 173.8
According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Danbury reported 1,831 cases in the last two weeks. Bethel has had 409 cases, there were 413 COVID cases in Brookfield, and New Fairfield reported 276. There were 410 COVID cases in New Milford, 544 in Newtown, Redding reported 153 cases in the last two weeks while Ridgefield had 536.
The state Department of Public Health is reporting New Milford, Newtown, Redding and Ridgefield's COVID-19 infection rates increased 7 percent since last week. New Fairfield increased 8 percent while Bethel, Brookfield, and Danbury's infection rates doubled.
The number COVID-associated deaths has grown by 121 since last Thursday. The state is reporting a 3.29 percent breakthrough rate of COVID-19 infections among the state's fully vaccinated population. The daily test positivity rate yesterday was 22.81 percent. About 68-percent of patients in Connecticut hospitals with lab confirmed COVID-19 are not fully vaccinated.
According to the weekly data released by the state Department of Public Health, 91.5 percent of COVID-19 tests sent for genomic sequencing came back as being the Omicron variant. 8.5 percent were identified as the Delta variant.
