Weston, Easton & Redding COVID Cases: What Are The Trends?

CONNECTICUT — 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.

Redding, at "yellow" last week, is now at the higher alert status of "orange." The town had 14.9 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 8.10 percent between March 20 and April 4, according to the state Department of Public Health. There were 9.4 average daily cases per 100,000 residents in the previous two-week reporting period, and a 5.3 positive test percentage.

Weston has not been able to make it out of the "red" for weeks, and cases there continued to climb this week. Weston had 20.2 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. There were 19.5 average daily cases per 100,000 residents in the previous two-week reporting period, and a positive test rate of 4.4 percent.

Easton, on the other hand, is trending in the right direction. The town had 14.2 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 6.50 percent between March 20 and April 4, according to the state Department of Public Health. In the previous reporting period, Easton was in the "red" with 16.1 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 7.1 percent, 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.

Easton recorded 4 new coronavirus cases between April 1 and 7. Weston had 12, and Redding had eight, according to DPH’s preliminary data.

Six local schools have reported COVID-19 cases among their students. John Read Middle School, Redding Elementary School, Hurlbutt Elementary School, Weston High School, Weston Intermediate School and Weston Middle School all reported fewer than six cases of COVID-19 among their student body 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.

Weston is considerably ahead of the state curve, reporting over 85 percent of residents fully vaccinated as of Thursday. Easton (78.69 percent) and Redding (76.3 percent) are more in line with the state average, according to the latest DPH data.