Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 13; State Positivity Rate 7.35%, Hospitalizations Up 5 patients
The State Department of Public Health reported 13 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 7.35% while hospitalizations were up 5 patients, with 150 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,327 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 7.35% [up from 6.63%]
State Hospitalizations: 150 patients [+5]
Westport’s “Gloria” Breaks Apart during Overnight Storm
Gloria, a former oyster boat that calls the mudflats of Gray’s Creek “home”, could be found broken apart this evening after last night’s storms and extreme high tides. The boat has remained orphaned in the creek along Longshore since 2014 - when its creator and oysterman Alan Sterling died. The vessel had been a part of the Westport shoreline for decades, with Sterling often seen working under the small wooden canopy from the beaches of Longshore and Compo Basin. The boat could be seen in relatively poor repair the past few weeks, but last night’s high tides seems to have beached the handmade vessel while breaking it into two parts. The fate of the Westport landmark remains unknown. WestportLocal.com photo