Wilton Back In COVID "Red Zone" As Cases Continue To Climb

WILTON, CT — Coronavirus cases are once again on the rise in Connecticut, with 25 towns in the state’s red alert zone for infection rates, including Wilton.

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

Wilton has climbed back into the "red zone," the state's highest alert level. The town had 17.5 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 6.20 percent between March 20 and April 4, according to the state Department of Public Health.

In the previous reporting period, the town was in the "orange" with 10.5 average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 4.1 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.

Wilton recorded 33 new coronavirus cases between April 1 and 7, according to DPH’s preliminary data.

Four local schools have reported COVID-19 cases among their students. Middlebrook School and Miller-Driscoll School both reported fewer than six cases, while Cider Mill School reported 14, and Wilton High School reported 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.

Wilton is ahead of the state curve, with 86.13 percent of its residents fully vaccinated according to the latest DPH data.