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Sunday COVID-19 Summary

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 06/17/21:

COVID-19 Cases

Westport:

1,803 positive or probable cases (total) +1/week
31 deaths (total) + /0/week
65,783 tests (total) +1,247/week

Fairfield County:

100,333 positive or probable cases (total) +76/week
2,202 Deaths (total) +1/week
4 currently hospitalized -15/week

Connecticut:

348,665 positive or probable cases +774/week
8,270 deaths + 9/week
33 currently hospitalized -38/week

State Daily Test Positivity:

0.45 % of COVID-19 tests administered came back positive (on 06/17/21)
0.37 % on 06/10/21
0.63 % on 06/03/21
0.93 % on 05/20/21
1.12 % on 05/13/21
1.39 % on 05/06/21
2.02 % on 04/29/21
2.62 % on 04/22/21
2.27 % on 04/15/21
3.50% on 04/01/21

Westport Vaccine Coverage:

Data Current as of: 06/17/2021

62.85% of Westport is vaccinated against COVID-19.

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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Fog Rising along Woods Grove

The fog rose along the riverbanks on Woods Grove Road this evening as rain storms moved through the community. Photo by Preston Siroka for The Westport Local Press. — The fog rose along the riverbanks on Woods Grove Road this evening as rain storms moved through the community. *Photo by Preston Siroka for The Westport Local Press.*

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Gallery: Staples Rugby Places 4th in the Nation in Kansas City; Arrives Home to a Hero’s Welcome

The Staples Rugby Team arrived home to a Hero’s Welcome, complete with an escort by the Westport Police Department. The high school rugby team made it to the Rugby National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri this weekend - taking home fourth place for the Country.

The team placed better than expected - as they were ranked as the #5 seed ahead of the match, with the Goff report saying “The best-kept secret of the tournament, Staples has compiled one heck of a season up in Connecticut. Winners over big dogs Xavier, Greenwich, and Fairfield, these boys are battle-tested and battle-accomplished. Jot them down as your dark horse now.“

Although champions on the pitch, it was the team’s good sportsmanship that made its way back to Westport as parents eagerly awaited their sons’ arrival. The team joined fellow Connecticut team Greenwich at the nationals, cheering on the usual Staples rival - with Greenwich cheering on Westport’s boys. Parents were quick to mention “they not only have a good coach, but a good role model as men” when speaking about head coach Dave Lyme. Lyme and his assistant coaches Neal Seideman and Jack Corcoran lead the team to victory this year after only starting the team a few years ago, with one team member saying that “they coached a team that hasn’t even been in consideration of being ranked to becoming 4th in the nation in the span of months.”

With graduation on Thursday, the senior members of the team were given a special graduation ceremony by Staples High School - allowing them to enjoy the celebration of finishing high school, and still being able to play at nationals.

The boys played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in temperatures soaring about 100 degrees on the Missouri field. Today they’re home, enjoying the cool Westport temperatures and relaxing after a victorious three days.