Brookfield COVID Cases Trending In Wrong Direction

BROOKFIELD, 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.

Brookfield, still at the "yellow" alert level, is now trending in the wrong direction. The town had 9.7 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 5.7 percent between March 20 and April 4, according to the state Department of Public Health.

In the previous reporting period, Brookfield 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.

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

Brookfield recorded 17 new coronavirus cases between April 1 and 7, according to DPH’s preliminary data.

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.

Brookfield is slightly ahead of the state curve, with 78.58 percent of its residents fully vaccinated, according to the latest DPH data.