Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 4; State Positivity Rate Down
The State Department of Public Health reported 4 more cases in Westport. The State’s daily test positivity rate was down to 2.07% while hospitalizations were up by 11 patients.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 3,892 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 2.02% [down from 2.81%]
State Hospitalizations: 162 patients [+11]
2022 Marks The Return Of St. Patrick's Day Parades
Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Stamford on Saturday to celebrate a favorite American holiday St. Patrick's Day, which is on Thursday, March 17th.
Like the shirt says, The Friendliest Day Of The Year.
The COVID pandemic caused local "Saint Paddy's" parades ("Paddy" is the shortened form of Patrick, which itself comes from Pádraig) to be cancelled, but they are back in a big way. Hundreds of marchers, both Irish and "Irish for the Day" delighted the huge crowd which included Governor Ned Lamont, CT Attorney General William Tong and Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons, seen in a photo at the reviewing stand. They were joined by Grand Marshal Roger J. Fox and several previous Grand Marshals. Various other communities joined the festivities including representation from the Asian, Latin-X, and Gay communities. It was a chance for eager, and sometimes over-eager celebrants to enjoy a brief respite from the tragic news each day from the Ukraine and a chance to put COVID restrictions in the rear view mirror, or at least we all hope! Well known Irish bars on Summer Street saw lines to enter as in years past as the parade is just the beginning of our traditional St. Patricks celebrations. Other parades this year are in Hartford on Saturday, March 12, Greenwich on Sunday, March 20, and the state’s largest, the New Haven parade which says "Céad Míle Fáilte", (a thousand welcomes) this coming Sunday, March 13th.
Photos By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
Winter Continues over National Hall
With a day filled with snowflakes, Winter continued its hold on Westport as the flakes flew over National Hall early on Wednesday. WestportLocal.com photo
Morning Weather Report
Today
Snow before 1pm, then rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. High near 36. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.
Tomorrow Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.