The number COVID-associated deaths has grown by 19 since last Thursday. The state is also reporting a breakthrough rate of COVID-19 infections among the state's fully vaccinated population of 6.71 percent, up a bit from the week before. The rolling 7-day average positivity rate was 4.88 percent. The number of people in Connecticut hospitals testing positive over during that time increased by 39, for a total of 127. 37 percent of those patients are not fully vaccinated. All of the COVID-19 tests sent for genomic sequencing in Connecticut came back as a strain of the Omicron variant, according to the latest weekly report. BA.2 accounted for 70.4-percent of the samples tested, up from about 57 percent the week before.
The state Department of Public Health is providing an update on COVID-19data for the Greater Danbury area. According to the report for the two weeks ending April 2nd, Bethel reported 35 case, Brookfield had 23 and New Fairfield 16. There were 26 COVID cases in New Milford, 39 in Newtown, Redding reported 19 cases while Ridgefield had 58.
Pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered at a mobile clinic in Danbury today. This is for kids 5 to 11 with parental permission. Booster doses will also be available for children ages 12 and up. The clinic is at the Danbury Police Athletic League building from 2pm to 6pm.
The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 case rates for the Greater Danbury area ticked up slightly from last week. Case rates for the week ending April 2nd range from about 7 to 17, up from 6 to 13 cases per 100,000 population.
The rates are:
New Milford 6.9
New Fairfield 8.2
Brookfield 9.7
Newtown 10
Bethel 12.6
Redding 14.9
Ridgefield 16.6
The state department of Public Health is reporting COVID-19 infection rates for the Greater Danbury area ticked up slightly from last week, ranging from 3.5 to 8 percent, from 3 to 5 percent the week before. At home COVID-19 test results are not reported to the state.
The rates are:
Newtown 3.5 percent
New Milford 4.5 percent
Bethel 4.7 percent
New Fairfield 4.7 percent
Brookfield 5.7 percent
Redding 5.9 percent
Ridgefield 8.1 percent
