CT Coronavirus Red Zone Covers 99.7 Percent Of State

CONNECTICUT — Around 99.7 percent of Connecticut’s population now live within a coronavirus red zone as of Friday.

Another four towns were added to the red zone Thursday, bringing the total up to 163. That leaves just six small towns that aren’t on the warning list. Communities in the red zone are at the highest risk for coronavirus spread, according to state officials.

Communities fall into the red zone if they have 15 or more daily cases per 100,000 residents over a two-week average. The latest two-week reporting period is between Nov. 22 and Dec. 5.

Waterbury and Danbury have more than 100 daily cases per 100,000 residents. Danbury and Waterbury also have extremely high positive test rates of 14.6 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively.

The communities with the highest positive test rates over the two weeks are:

1. Danbury: 14.6 percent
2. Franklin: 12.9 percent
3. Waterbury: 12.9 percent
4. Sterling: 12.7 percent
5. Bridgeport: 12.3 percent
6. New Britain: 12.2 percent
7. Watertown: 11.5 percent
8. East Hartford: 10.9 percent
9. Winchester: 10.9 percent
10. Hartford: 10.7 percent.

The towns with the highest case rates are:

1. Waterbury: 112
2. Danbury: 102.8
3. New Britain: 92.8
4. Meriden: 89.7
5. Watertown: 84.5
6. Hartford: 83.1
7. Wolcott: 82.4
8. Thomaston: 82.2
9. East Hartford: 78.6
10. Windham: 78.1