Brookfield Coronavirus Update: 4 Deaths

BROOKFIELD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed that 126 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Brookfield as of Tuesday, and 4 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. There are 741 cases of the virus in town per 100,000 residents.

Connecticut saw its sixth straight day of coronavirus hospitalization declines as the state inches toward reopening. There was a net drop of 26 hospitalizations Tuesday, along with 77 more deaths and 315 new positive cases out of 1,999 tests.

The state also announced its contact tracing blueprint, which will help stamp out infection spread. Connecticut has partnered with Microsoft to develop the contact trace program. It is expected to go live by the third week in May.