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Sunday COVID-19 Summary: Westport Tests Slowing, Vaccines Increasing

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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 03/04/21:

COVID-19 Cases

Westport:

  • 1,438 positive or probable cases (total) +38 from last week

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

  • 49,820 tests (total) +1,628 from last week

Fairfield County:

  • 81,783 80,243 positive or probable cases (total) +1,540 from last week

  • 2,074 Deaths (total) +23 from last week

  • 118 currently hospitalized; -22 from last week (as of 03/04/21)

Connecticut:

  • 285,330 positive or probable cases +5,384 from last week(total)

  • 7,622 deaths + 82 from last week (total)

  • 451 currently hospitalized - 23 from last week (as of 03/04/21)

State Daily Test Positivity:

  • 1.84% of COVID-19 tests administered came back positive (on 02/25/21)

  • DOWN from 2.22% on 02/25/21

Westport Vaccine Coverage:

Data Current as of: 03/04/2021

All Ages (est. 28,491 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 17.7% vaccinated [+2.43% from last week]

  • First Dose Count: 5,046 [+695 from last week]

Ages 65-74 (est. 2,472 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 75% vaccinated

Ages 75+ (est. 2,132 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 81% vaccinated

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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Staples Field House Vaccine Clinic

While students remain online today, nurses from the area district have come together with the Westport-Weston Health District to begin vaccinating hundreds of Westport, Weston, Easton, and Redding staff members today from the Staples Field House. Town of Westport Photo.

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Sunday COVID-19 Summary: Slight Increase in Westport Cases - Deaths, Hospitalizations Down

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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 02/25/21:

COVID-19 Cases

Westport:

  • 1,400 positive or probable cases (total) +42 from last week

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

  • 48,192 tests (total) +2,381 from last week

Fairfield County:

  • 80,243 positive or probable cases (total) +2,062 from last week

  • 2,051 Deaths (total) +24 from last week

  • 140 currently hospitalized; -14 from last week (as of 02/25/21)

Connecticut:

  • 279,946 positive or probable cases +6,845 from last week(total)

  • 7,622 deaths + 99 from last week (total)

  • 451 currently hospitalized - 84 from last week (as of 02/25/21)

State Daily Test Positivity:

  • 2.22% of COVID-19 tests administered came back positive (on 02/25/21)

  • DOWN from 2.58% on 02/19/21

Westport Vaccine Coverage:

Data Current as of: 02/25/2021

All Ages (est. 28,491 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 15.27% vaccinated [+2.61% from last week]

  • First Dose Count: 4,351 [+744 from last week]

Ages 65-74 (est. 2,472 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 62.52% vaccinated

Ages 75+ (est. 2,132 residents)

  • First Dose Coverage: 78.28% vaccinated

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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Hartford Healthcare COVID-19 Test Site Closes after Months of Service to Thousands of Westporters

Effective tomorrow, one of Westport’s first and busiest COVID-19 testing sites will be officially closed, although yesterday marked the last day of appointments at Hartford Healthcare’s 47 Long Lots Road testing center. The drive-through system began in the Spring as numbers soared and a need for a permanent system was noticed in the community. The small driveway and view of the expansive front lawn became a place where thousand of Westporters spent some of the most nerve-wracking times during the Pandemic as they awaited the unknown: “do I have COVID, or not?”.

The staff at the site remained outdoors from 8-12 every day, some days experiencing hundreds of cars that waited nearly 3 hours for their turn. When rain or snow came, the Hartford Healthcare personnel continued their work standing in the elements - causing the healthcare company to install more permanent and protective options.

The closing of the center ends a chapter in Westport’s pandemic story - the memories of waiting in line for one’s test surely to be remembered as a poignant moment. With hope, the closing of this chapter signified a positive and healthy future for Westport as numbers continue to decrease, while vaccination rates increase.

Editor’s Note

Since the Spring I received nearly twenty proactive COVID-19 tests from the team at the Long Lots Road testing site in rain, sleet, extreme heat, and snow. They, and the members of the National Guard, were helpful, reassuring, and knowledgeable. I appreciate their service to our community - it was an invaluable part of our collective success. If you are one of those team members: Thank you.

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