COVID-19 Update – March 17, 2022 – 731,532 cases

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  • Reports are published weekly on Thursday afternoon.

Report Highlights

  • Middlebury had 1 new confirmed and 5 new probable COVID-19 cases for the week of Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 8:30 p.m.
  • The cumulative number of cases (confirmed and probable) in Middlebury rose to 1,413 (+6) in the latest report from state health officials.
  • Middlebury’s rate of COVID-19 cases decreased on March 17, 2022, to 5.5 cases per 100,000 for the period of February 27 to March 12, 2022, (Week 1 – 3 cases; Week 2 – 3 cases) from 7.3 cases per 100,000 for the period of February 20 to March 5, 2022, (Week 1 – 6 cases; Week 2 – 2 cases).
  • Middlebury reported no new deaths from COVID-19; total deaths remained at 23.

On Thursday, March 17, 2022, Connecticut state officials said from Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 8:30 p.m., the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 731,532 cases. This is an increase of 2,178 cases over one week. The state daily test positivity rate as of Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. was 2.40%, up from 1.79% on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 8:30 p.m.

On March 16 at 8:30 p.m., 100 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, a decrease of 55 patients since March 9. Through Wednesday, March 16, deaths numbered 10,677, an increase of 62 deaths since March 9.

Cumulative cases in Middlebury and abutting towns were: Middlebury – 1,179 (+1) confirmed and 234 (+5) probable, Naugatuck – 6,289 confirmed and 1,217 probable, Oxford – 1,957 confirmed and 261 probable, Southbury – 2,501 confirmed and 572 probable, Woodbury – 1,185 confirmed and 249 probable, Watertown – 4,028 confirmed and 721 probable, and Waterbury – 27,881 confirmed and 3,880 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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