LYME/OLD LYME — The report issued Thursday, Jan. 28, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) showed that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by four to 254 over Wednesday’s number of 250.
Lyme’s cumulative total held at 73, the same number as that reported Wednesday.
New Two-Week Case Rate Falls in Both Towns
The two-week case rate per 100,000 population announced Thursday, Jan. 28, fell in both Lyme and Old Lyme, decreasing in Lyme between 1/10 and 1/23 from 55.0 to 24.4 and in Old Lyme over the same period from 58.2 to 48.5.
The state issues a COVID-19 metric report daily around 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, which includes current data up to the previous evening. The Monday reports include data for the weekend as well as the previous Friday.
Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’
The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Thursday, Jan. 28, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, shows the following:
Both Lyme and Old Lyme are still in the state-identified ‘Red Zone’ (see map above), where they have been for the past several weeks.
As of the Jan. 28 report, six towns in the state — Canaan, Cornwall, Colebrook, Norfolk, Scotland and Warren — are now in the ‘Gray Zone.’
- The red category is defined as when the Average Daily Rate of COVID-19 Cases Among Persons Living in Community Settings per 100,000 Population By Town exceeds 15.
- The gray category is defined as when the Average Daily Rate of COVID-19 Cases Among Persons Living in Community Settings per 100,000 Population By Town is less than five or less than five reported cases.
In all cases, this rate does not include cases or tests among residents of nursing home, assisted living, or correctional facilities.
Old Lyme – Confirmed Cases Up Four
Old Lyme now has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 249 confirmed COVID-19 cases and FIVE probable cases, making a TOTAL of 254 cases.
This represents an INCREASE of FOUR in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Wednesday, Jan. 27, (245) and NO CHANGE in the number of probable cases over the number reported the same day.
The total number of Old Lyme residents tested is 4,372.
There have been two fatalities in Old Lyme.
New CT DPH Two-Weekly Report for Old Lyme Issued Jan. 28
The Jan. 28 report issued by CT DPH shows that during the two-week reporting period from 01/10/21 through 01/23/21, Old Lyme had 27 (33) cases in Week 1 and 23 (27) in Week 2. (The previous Week 1 and 2 figures are shown in parentheses.) This data was updated Jan. 28, 2021.
The case rate in Old Lyme for 100,000 population is 48.5, reflecting a decrease from the previously reported two-week rate of 58.2. A case rate of 15 or more cases per 100,000 population places a town in the state’s ‘Red Zone.’
Lyme – No Change in Confirmed or Probable Cases
Lyme has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 68 confirmed cases and FIVE probable cases, making a TOTAL of 73 cases.
This represents NO CHANGE in the number of confirmed or probable cases from the numbers reported Wednesday, Jan. 27.
There have been no fatalities in Lyme.
The total number of Lyme residents tested is 1,173.
New CT DPH Two-Weekly Report for Lyme Issued Jan. 28
The Jan. 28 report issued by CT DPH shows that during the two-week reporting period from 01/10 through 01/23/21, Lyme had 3 (14) cases in Week 1 and 5 (4) in Week 2. (The previous Week 1 and 2 figures are shown in parentheses.) This data was updated Jan. 28, 2021.
The case rate in Lyme for 100,000 population is 24.4 reflecting a decrease from the previously reported two-week-rate of 55.0. A case rate of 15 or more cases per 100,000 population places a town in the state’s ‘Red Zone.’
Connecticut Hospital Occupancy
At the request of several readers, we are adding a new report today showing the respective rates of hospital occupancy at local hospitals. The data for this report is obtained from the Connecticut Hospital Occupancy Report published weekly by the CT DPH and extracted from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) facility-level data for hospital utilization aggregated on a weekly basis (Friday to Thursday).
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Editor’s Note: In light of the serious rise in Coronavirus cases, we have started a new weekday update reporting confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Lyme and Old Lyme. The next CT DPH Daily Data Report for Connecticut will be issued Friday, Jan. 29.