131 of Connecticut's 169 municipalities are in the red zone, the state's highest alert level for COVID-19 community spread.  That means each town had 15 or more cases per 100,000 population in the last two weeks reported.  Danbury is in the orange zone.

The state Department of Public Health is providing an update on COVID-19 data for the Greater Danbury area.  According to the report for the two weeks ending April 23rd, there were 131 cases in Danbury, Bethel reported 65,  Brookfield had 56 and New Fairfield 65. There were 79 COVID cases in New Milford, 82 in Newtown, Redding reported 29 cases while Ridgefield had 93. 

Case rates for the week ending April 23rd was up slightly from the previous week.  The rates are:

Danbury 11

Newtown 21

New Milford 21.1

Redding 22.7

Bethel 23.4 

Brookfield 23.6

Ridgefield 26.6

New Fairfield 33.5

Test positivity was also up.  At home COVID-19 test results are not reported to the state.  The rates are:

Danbury 6.9 percent

New Milford 9.9 percent

Bethel 11.4 percent

Brookfield 10.4 percent

Newtown 10.5 percent

Redding 11.5 percent

Ridgefield 12.1 percent

New Fairfield 17.6 percent

The number COVID-associated deaths in Connecticut has grown by 14 since last Thursday.  The state is also reporting a breakthrough rate of COVID-19 infections among the fully vaccinated population of 7.12 percent, up a bit from the week before.  The rolling 7-day average positivity rate was 8.92 percent. The number of people in Connecticut hospitals testing positive over during that time increased by 57, for a total of 233.  30-percent of those patients are not fully vaccinated.