CT Red Zone Map: State Sees Sharp Decline In Cases

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut saw encouraging drops recently in its per capita infection and positive test rates recently, though the state still remains mostly in the red zone for infections with 163 of 169 towns falling into the state's highest rate category.

Towns fall into the red zone when their daily cases exceed 15 per 100,000 population over a two-week average.

Connecticut’s per capita infection rate still remains high at 53.5 daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 population between Jan. 10 and 23, but it was a 20 percent decline from the previous two-week reporting period. The rate is about where the state was in late December.

The state’s positive test rate also dropped to 6.8 percent between Jan. 10 and 23 — it was 7.9 percent for the previous two-week reporting period and hasn’t been below seven percent since mid to-late November.

Connecticut health officials recommend the following for municipalities in the red zone:

• Individuals: Limit trips outside home, avoiding gatherings with non-family members. High-risk individuals should stay home.
• Communities: Cancel public events and limit community gathering points, alert residents via reverse 911 system.
• Organized group activities: Postpone all indoor activities. Postpone outdoor activities where mask wearing or social distancing cannot be maintained at all times.
• Prekindergarten-grade 12 schools: In collaboration with local health department and superintendent, consider more distance learning if cases are greater than 25 per 100,000 residents per day over a two-week average.

Schools

Coronavirus cases among preK-12 students stayed relatively flat this past week with 1,060 cases between Jan. 21 and 27 compared to 1,054 in the previous week.

The following schools reported the most number of cases this past week:

1. New Canaan High School: 37
2. Brookfield High School: 18
3. New Britain High School: 16
4. Mary Morrisson School in Groton: 15
5. Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy: 13
6. Saxe Middle School in New Canaan: 13
7. Norwich Free Academy: 13
8. East Hartford Middle School: 11
9. East Hartford High School: 11
10. Xavier High School: 11
11. New Milford High School: 11
12. Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk: 11
13. Southington High School: 11
14. West Haven High School: 11