COVID-19 Update – Thursday, December 9, 2021 – 436,143 cases

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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 13 new confirmed and 9 new probable COVID-19 cases for the three days from Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, December 8, at 8:30 p.m.
  • The cumulative number of cases (confirmed and probable) in Middlebury rose to 903 (+22) in the latest report from state health officials.
  • Middlebury’s rate of COVID-19 cases rose to 27.6 cases per 100,000 on December 9, 2021, for the period of November 21 to December 4, 2021 (Week 1 – 13 cases; Week 2 – 17 cases) from 21.1 cases per 100,000 on December 2, 2021, for the period of November 14 to November 27, 2021 (Week 1 – 14 cases; Week 2 – 9 cases).
  • Middlebury reported no new deaths from COVID-19; total deaths remained at 21.

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Connecticut state officials said from Sunday, December 5, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 8:30 p.m., the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 436,143 cases. This is an increase of 5,387 cases over three days. The state daily test positivity rate as of Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. was 6.48%, up from 5.80% on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 8:30 p.m.

On Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., 576 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, an increase of 76 patients since Sunday. Through Wednesday, December 8, deaths numbered 8,946, an increase of 37 deaths since December 1. Deaths are reported once a week.

Cumulative cases in Middlebury and abutting towns were: Middlebury – 777 (+13) confirmed and 126 (+9) probable, Naugatuck – 3,990 confirmed and 624 probable, Oxford – 1,208 confirmed and 125 probable, Southbury – 1,563 confirmed and 288 probable, Woodbury – 764 confirmed and 123 probable, Watertown – 2,755 confirmed and 430 probable, and Waterbury – 17,736 confirmed and 2,299 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.

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