Southbury Coronavirus Infection Rate Climbs, Puts Town In 'Red Zone'

SOUTHBURY, CT — Southbury has joined a growing list of Connecticut communities that are experiencing an uptick in coronavirus cases, according to state health officials.

Twenty Connecticut communities had 15 or more cases per 100,000 on Thursday, up from just eight the previous week. Anything above 15 cases per 100,000 people places a community in the red zone.

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

Between March 13 and 26, Southbury recorded a total of 51 new COVID-19 cases, which resulted in 18.6 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, according to state health officials.

— Rich Kirby, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.