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Latest Wilton Coronavirus Update: 140 Confirmed Cases

Here are the latest, local updates on how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting Wilton.

WILTON, CT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed that 140 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Wilton as of Thursday, five more than Wednesday.

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.

Find out what's happening in Wiltonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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.

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