Between March 1st and 6th, the latest data available, Danbury reported 29 COVID-19 cases.  According to the latest COVID-19 data from the state Department of Public Health, Bethel reported 17 cases in the last two weeks. There were 20  COVID cases in New Milford over the last two weeks, 30 in Newtown, Redding reported 11 cases while Ridgefield had 28. 

The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 case rates for the Greater Danbury area continue to fall. Case rates for the week ending March 5th range from 5 to 8 cases per 100,000 population, down slightly from 5 to 10 cases the week before. The lowest case rate is in New Milford and the highest is in Redding, based on population.    

The rates are:

New Milford 5.3

Bethel 6.1

Newtown 7.7

Ridgefield 8

Redding 8.6

Brookfield, Danbury and New Fairfield were not reported this week

The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 infection rates for the Greater Danbury area ranging from 2.3 percent to 4.5 percent, about even with last week.  The lowest test positivity is in Newtown and the highest is in Redding.  At home COVID-19 test results are not reported to the state. 

The rates are:

Newtown 2.9 percent

Bethel 3.1 percent

Ridgefield 3.3 percent

New Milford 3.5 percent 

Redding 4.5 percent

Brookfield, Danbury and New Fairfield were not reported this week

The number COVID-associated deaths has grown by 100 since last Thursday.  The state is also reporting a breakthrough rate of COVID-19 infections among the state's fully vaccinated population of 6.5 percent. 

New state data released Thursday show there were 291 positive COVID cases reported to the state since Wednesday out of more than 16-thousand tests.  The daily positivity rate was 1.79 percent.  The number of people in Connecticut hospitals testing positive for COVID dropped by 7, for a total of 155.  43.2 percent of those patients are not fully vaccinated.