Sunday COVID-19 Summary: Slight Increase in Westport Cases - Deaths, Hospitalizations Down
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.
Afternoon Stroll for Dixie
Dixie enjoys her stroll around the Compo Beach neighborhood this afternoon from beneath her warm blanket. The air felt raw as rain and a breeze began to get heavier towards the later hours.
Westporter, Author Jane Green Signs Copies of her Latest Novel at Barnes & Noble this Afternoon
Westporter and New York Times bestselling author Jane Green visited Barnes and Noble this afternoon to add signed copies of her novel The Friends we Keep. Green has published twenty novels, with The Friends we Keep being her latest after its publishing in June 2019.
Staples Players Radio Theatre Presents “Little Women” Tonight at 6:00
Full Cast for tonight's performance: Jasper Burke, Samantha Webster, Chloe Manna, Claire Baylis, Maizy Boosin, Lulu Dalzell, Anushka Rao, Camille Foisie, Colin Konstanty, Jasper Burke, Alex Watzman, David Corro, Lena Pantzos, Anushka Rao, Lena Pantzos (photo not ordered and does not show the full cast) Staples Players Radio Theatre will be presenting Little Women tonight at 6:00. The radio show can be streamed live at wwptfm.org and is free for all listeners. The Staples Players adapted to the pandemic world and began airing the radio broadcasts when their stages were closed for the year.