Danbury saw a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases last week as Connecticut continues to fight the virus.
In the past week, 79 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Danbury, the most in any Connecticut jurisdiction. No other municipality (New Haven) had more than 44 newly reported cases.
In response to the “small flare-up” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the state is taking steps to mobilize additional tests in Danbury to help bring out the positive cases and track everyone else where they can come in contact with.
Statewide, 1,020,328 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Connecticut residents, resulting in 51,519 positive cases and 4,460 deaths. There are currently 54 COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus.
According to Lamont, there were 87 new positive cases out of 7,518 tests in the last batch of numbers released by the government, accounting for a 1.2 percent positive infection rate. There were two new COVID-19 related deaths.
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