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- Reports are published Mondays and Thursdays, usually after 4 p.m., unless delayed due to a holiday.
Report Highlights
- Middlebury had four new confirmed and three new probable COVID-19 cases for the three days from Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, August 4, at 8:30 p.m.
- The cumulative number of cases (confirmed and probable) in Middlebury rose to 733 (+7) in the latest report from state health officials.
- Middlebury reported no new deaths from COVID-19; total deaths remain at 19.
- In an August 5, 2021, report Middlebury’s rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 remained at fewer than 5 cases per 100,000 for the 12th report in a row. The latest report is for the period July 18 to July 31, 2021. All the abutting towns have rates of 5-9 cases per 100,000, except for Waterbury, which has 10.8 cases per 100,000.
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Connecticut state officials said from Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 8:30 p.m., the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 357,345. This is an increase of 1,765 cases over three days. The state daily test positivity rate as of Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. was 2.72%, down from 3.18% Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 8:30 p.m.
On Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., 155 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, an increase of 7 patients since Sunday. Through Wednesday, August 4, deaths numbered 8,296, an increase of 3 deaths since July 28. Deaths are reported once a week.
Cumulative cases in Middlebury and abutting towns were: Middlebury – 636 confirmed and 97 probable, Naugatuck – 3,258 confirmed and 379 probable, Oxford – 878 confirmed and 92 probable, Southbury – 1,266 confirmed and 240 probable, Woodbury – 574 confirmed and 83 probable, Watertown – 2,232 confirmed and 318 probable, and Waterbury – 15,019 confirmed and 1,791 probable.
This brief daily report focuses on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlebury and its abutting towns. Readers interested in more information can click on the link below to the state’s daily report. The state publishes reports Monday through Friday. Thursday’s report is more detailed than those on other days.
Read the entire report here.
