Brookfield COVID Cases Fall, CT Red Zone Towns On Uptick

BROOKFIELD, CT —The number of high coronavirus alert "red zone" municipalities in the state more than doubled in the past week, but infections in Brookfield have taken a turn in the right direction.

The state Department of Public Health reported 20 towns with 15 or more cases per 100,000 on Thursday, up from just eight the previous week. Connecticut's seven-day moving positive test rate average has been incrementally increasing, but still remains well below rates seen earlier in the year.

Brookfield has remained at the "yellow" coronavirus status level. The town had 6.3 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 3 percent between Mar. 13-26, according to DPH.

There were 7.6 average daily cases per 100,000 residents in the previous two-week reporting period, and the test percentage is down a half-point from last week's numbers.

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

No Brookfield schools have reported COVID-19 cases among their students this week.

As of Thursday, 65.6 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated. In Connecticut, 78.4 percent of residents have had both jabs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a climb of 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, over last week's tabulation. Just over half of Connecticut residents have received a booster shot against the coronavirus.

Brookfield vaccinations are on par with the state average, with 78.44 percent of its residents fully vaccinated, up from 78.27 percent last week, according to the latest DPH data.

People 50 and older and anyone who is immunocompromised in Connecticut may get a second COVID-19 booster shot, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.