According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Danbury reported 747 cases in the last two weeks. Bethel has had 153 cases, there were 142 COVID cases in Brookfield, and New Fairfield reported 106. There were 265 COVID cases in New Milford, 225 in Newtown, Redding reported 42 cases in the last two weeks while Ridgefield had 171.
The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 case rates for the Greater Danbury area were cut in half for the second week in a row. Case rates for the week ending January 29th range from 33 to 70 per 100,000 population, down from a range of 58 to 121 last week. The lowest case rate is in Redding and the highest is in New Milford, based on population.
The rates are:
Redding 32.9
Ridgefield 48.9
New Fairfield 54.6
Bethel 55.2
Newtown 57.6
Brookfield 59.8
Danbury 63
New Milford 70.6
The state Department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 infection rates for the Greater Danbury area ranging from 10 to 20 percent, down from a range of 13 to 27 percent last week. The lowest test positivity is in Redding and the highest is in New Fairfield. At home COVID-19 test results are not reported to the state. The rates are:
Redding 10 percent
Ridgefield 10.6 percent
Bethel 14.2 percent
Newtown 14.3 percent
Brookfield 15.9 percent
New Milford 16.4 percent
Danbury 18.1 percent
New Fairfield 19.4 percent
The number COVID-associated deaths in Connecticut has grown by 175 since last Thursday. New state data released Thursday show there were more than 2,400 positive COVID cases reported since Wednesday out of more than 37,000 tests. The daily positivity rate was 6.57 percent. The state is also reporting a 5.84 percent breakthrough rate of COVID-19 infections among the state's fully vaccinated population. That's the same as last week.
The number of COVID hospitalizations dropped by 66, for a total of 869. 52.5 percent of those patients are not fully vaccinated. Compared to being vaccinated against COVID-19, being unvaccinated has a relative risk 7 times higher of being hospitalized with and 15 times higher of dying of COVID, according to the state Department of Public Health. Being unvaccinated has a 3 times higher risk of being infected with COVID.
