Danbury Coronavirus Update: 69 Deaths

DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton reported Thursday that the city death toll from the new coronavirus is up five, to 69. There are 1,387 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Boughton said that, based upon the latest guidance from Gov. Ned Lamont, he expected that "some of the first businesses" would re-open in mid-June, but that it would "take to the rest of the year to get the whole state up and running."

Boughton estimated that the city's revenue shortfall for the current quarter was roughly $25 million.

Statewide, the latest daily numbers show a mixed bag of news. The good news is that the number of hospitalizations declined by 25 in the past day but the number of deaths rose by 95 and the confirmed positive cases rose by 631.

Gov. Ned Lamont said the death rate is not going down but the new hospitalizations data reveals the curve is flat in Fairfield and New Haven County.

The number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in Connecticut has now reached 23,100. There have been 1,639 deaths reported along with 1,947 hospitalizations currently.