Bethel COVID Cases Continue To Climb

BETHEL, CT — Coronavirus cases are once again on the rise in Connecticut, with 25 towns in the state’s red alert zone for infection rates.

Connecticut's seven-day moving positive test rate average has been incrementally increasing, but still remains well below rates seen earlier in the year.

Bethel, still at the "orange" alert level, continues to trend in the wrong direction. The town had 12.6 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 4.70 percent between March 20 and April 4, according to the state Department of Public Health.

In the previous reporting period, Bethel had 10.1 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test percentage of 4.2 percent between Mar. 13-26, according to DPH.

It’s important to note that a few cases can have a large impact on a municipal case rate, especially for small towns.

Bethel recorded 21 new coronavirus cases between April 1 and 7, according to DPH’s preliminary data.

Only one local school has reported COVID-19 cases among its students. Bethel High School has reported fewer than six cases from Mar. 31- Apr. 6.

As of Thursday, 65.7 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated. In Connecticut, 78.5 percent of residents have had both jabs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a climb of 0.1 percent for each over last week's tabulation. Just over half of Connecticut residents have received a booster shot against the coronavirus.

Bethel is behind the state curve, with 74.76 percent of its residents fully vaccinated according to the latest DPH data.