Coronavirus Cases Dwindle In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Connecticut has made astounding progress in driving down coronavirus infections and hospitalizations to levels not seen since the summer.

The state averaged 8.4 daily infections per 100,000 residents between May 2 and May 15, and the positive test rate was 1.9 percent, according to the state Department of Public Health. The previous two-week rate was 12.2 cases per 100,000 people.

Fairfield had zero average daily cases per 100,000 residents and a positive test rate of 0.6 percent. There were 6.6 average daily cases per 100,000 residents in the previous two-week reporting period.

Fairfield recorded 17 new coronavirus cases between May 13 and May 20, according to DPH’s preliminary data.

Around half of Connecticut’s total population is fully vaccinated; 60 percent have received at least one dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than seven out of every 10 adults has received at least one dose. The number of newly vaccinated people has slowed down significantly in Connecticut in recent weeks.

In Fairfield, 31,946 residents have been fully vaccinated as of May 19, which is about 51 percent of the total population — in total 62 percent of the town population has received at least one dose, according to DPH.