Danbury Coronavirus Update: 3 More Deaths

DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton has confirmed that three more residents have died as a result of the new coronavirus, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in the city to 72. Twenty new cases have tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases reported to 1,407.

Connecticut saw its highest single-day drop in net hospitalizations between Thursday and Friday with 70 less admitted patients. Fairfield County had a net drop of 36 hospitalizations.

The state continues to see a high amount of deaths with 125 more reported Friday. That brings the death total up to 1,764 There were also 821 new lab-confirmed cases out of 2,541 tests; there are 23,921 lab-confirmed cases in total.