Latest Wilton Coronavirus Update: 79 Active Cases

WILTON, CT — The state Department of Public Health has confirmed there are 79 active cases of the new coronavirus in Wilton as of Monday, up from 73 reported on Sunday.

"Wilton continues to remain among the bottom three in our area for cases per capita, though we experienced a 66 percent increase in cases since Monday," First Selectwoman Lynne Vandersliceposted on the Town website Sunday night. "Following their initial surge, Ridgefield and Westport, are experiencing much slower growth. Let's hope our efforts payoff and we see the same this week and beyond."

Gov. Ned Lamont announced 1,231 more positive cases Monday, along with 17 more deaths and 79 hospitalizations. That puts positive cases at 6,906, the death toll at 206 and hospitalizations at 1,221. The state has tested more than 26,000 people for COVID-19.

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Lamont said the state is using hospitalization and death data as a better indicator of infections because testing capacity can vary daily.

The governor remained optimistic that Connecticut could "flatten the curve" of the outbreak as hospitalizations and deaths appear to be going up linearly instead of exponentially.

Patch editor Rich Scinto contributed reporting to this story.