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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 two new probable COVID-19 cases for the four days from Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Sunday, August 8, at 8:30 p.m.
- The cumulative number of cases (confirmed and probable) in Middlebury rose to 739 (+6) 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 Monday, August 9, 2021, Connecticut state officials said from Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Sunday, August 8, 2021, at 8:30 p.m., the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 359,363. This is an increase of 2,018 cases over four days. The state daily test positivity rate as of Sunday, August 8, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. was 3.33%, up from 2.72% Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 8:30 p.m.
On Sunday at 8:30 p.m., 208 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, an increase of 53 patients since Wednesday. Through Wednesday, August 4, deaths numbered 8,296. Deaths are reported once a week.
Cumulative cases in Middlebury and abutting towns were: Middlebury – 640 confirmed and 99 probable, Naugatuck – 3,267 confirmed and 384 probable, Oxford – 884 confirmed and 93 probable, Southbury – 1,276 confirmed and 243 probable, Woodbury – 578 confirmed and 85 probable, Watertown – 2,248 confirmed and 323 probable, and Waterbury – 15,059 confirmed and 1,828 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.
