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Westport-Weston Health District Postpones Thursday COVID-19 Vaccines until Monday due to Snow 

Press Release

Current weather reports predict a heavy snow fall with possible accumulations of up to 8 inches. In the interest of public and patient safety when traveling to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine, the WWHD has moved the 2/18/21 appointments to Monday, 2/22/21.  Please keep your same appointment time on 2/22/21, only the clinic date has changed.  The location for Monday’s clinic also remains the same – Westport Senior Center (21 Imperial Ave, Westport, CT 06880).

Please call the Health District if you have any questions about the new clinic date.  (203)227-9571

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Westport Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Up 5; Deaths Unchanged; State Positivity Rate: 2.83%

The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport has added 5 positive or probable COVID-19 cases, and has added 0 new deaths, since yesterday.

Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,342 cases. Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 27 deaths.

State Daily Test Positivity: 2.83%

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Sunday COVID-19 Summary: 65.6% of Westporters (75+), 10% of CT, Receive Vaccine

This summary includes the total cases, deaths, vaccines, and current hospitalizations in our town, county, and state.

The State does not publish any data on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday - so this summary does not include any information collected on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

Data from the past three days will be published cumulatively in tomorrow evening’s daily update.

All data comes from Connecticut Open Data portal. Numbers as of 02/12/21:

Westport:

  • 1,331 positive or probable cases (total) +90 from last week

  • 27 deaths (total) +/- 0 from last week

  • 44,123 tests (total) +1,720 from last week

Fairfield County:

  • 76,511 positive or probable cases (total) +2,107 from last week

  • 1,986 Deaths (total) +39 from last week

  • 194 currently hospitalized; -20 from last week (as of 02/12/21)

Connecticut:

  • 267,337 positive or probable cases +7,965 from last week(total)

  • 7,381 deaths + 167 from last week (total)

  • 674 currently hospitalized - 153 from last week (as of 02/12/21)

State Daily Test Positivity:

  • 2.22% of COVID-19 tests administered came back positive (on 02/12/21)

  • DOWN from 3.04% on 02/04/21

Westport Vaccines:

Data Current as of: 02/10/2021

All Ages
Total Population: 28,491
Total First Doses: 2,758
Total First Dose Coverage: 9.7%


Age 75 and Older
Population: 2,049
Total First Doses: 1,345
Total First Dose Coverage: 65.6%

The next update will be published tomorrow evening, and will include all data identified on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this weekend.

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