Bridgeport Coronavirus Infection Rate Rising

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The number of Connecticut towns in the state's highest warning level for coronavirus infections exploded from 54 to 131 in just two weeks.

Many of Connecticut's COVID-19 metrics are moving in the wrong direction. The number of weekly cases is up and the seven-day positive test rate was nearing 9 percent as of Thursday. COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased.

Bridgeport had 12.2 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 5.90 percent between April 10-23, according to the state Department of Public Health. Those numbers put Bridgeport in the orange zone alert level — the second-highest level possible.

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There were 10.7 average daily cases per 100,000 residents in the previous two-week reporting period.

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

Bridgeport recorded 119 new coronavirus cases between April 22-28, according to DPH's preliminary data.