Latest Danbury Coronavirus Update: 436 Active Cases

DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton confirmed there are 436 cases of the new coronavirus in the City, as of Friday.

The jump of over 130 cases from the previous day's report is more reflective of an earlier reckoning error on the part of the State Department of Public Health, and not necessarily indicative of an exceptional surge in the number of actual cases of COVID-19, Boughton said.

9 am numbers for #Danbury. Understand that there was a reporting issue on new cases with the greater Danbury area. So these numbers are higher. Total COVID-19 positives in Danbury: 436. #StaySafeStayHome https://t.co/ieHJiG0vQa
— Mayor Mark Boughton (@MayorMark) April 3, 2020

Gov. Ned Lamont said Connecticut had 1,090 more positive coronavirus cases over the past day bringing the total number to 4,914. An additional 19 deaths were reported bringing the total to 131 deaths and the number of hospitalizations spiked by 82 to 909, the governor said.

The state has tested a total of 20,015 people, an increase of 1,715 in the last 24 hours.

Lamont said the surge of cases is expected in Fairfield County over the next two to three weeks.