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How Many New Canaan Residents Received Coronavirus Vaccine?

State health officials released data — for the first time — showing how many people in each town have been vaccinated for the coronavirus.

NEW CANAAN, CT — A total of 1,603 New Canaan residents have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to newly released data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

There are 20,233 residents in New Canaan, and based on the numbers as of Feb. 1, 7.92 percent of them have received their first dose. New Canaan has 1,400 residents over the age of 75 and 894 of them have received their first dose or 63.86 percent, according to state health officials.

And if you're curious, Stamford has disseminated the vaccine to 6.83 percent of its population, while Darien is at 7.69 percent and Norwalk is at 6.64 percent.

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Since the pandemic began in March, New Canaan has reported 966 cases of the virus and 40 related deaths, according to state health officials.

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