LYME/OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Wednesday, Feb. 10, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, shows that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by one to 273 compared with Tuesday’s number of 272.
According to the report mentioned above, there have now been THREE fatalities in Old Lyme. Asked Tuesday, Feb. 9, for details of this third fatality, Ledge Light Health Department Director of Health Stephen Mansfield responded, “We have not been notified of any recent deaths in Old Lyme. Keep in mind that that report is compiled by the Connecticut Department of Public Health; deaths are not reportable to local health districts.”
He added, “I can’t speak for their data sources.”
The two fatalities from Old Lyme previously reported in 2020 were a 61-year-old female and an 82-year-old male.
Lyme’s cumulative total stayed constant at 78 in Wednesday’s CT DPH report holding at Tuesday’s number. (Monday reports always include data for the previous Friday, Saturday and Sunday.)
Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’
The Wednesday, Feb. 10, Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued by the CT DPH shows that both Lyme and Old Lyme are still in the state-identified ‘Red Zone’, where they have been for the past several weeks.
As of the Feb. 10 report, eight towns in the state — Bridgewater, Canaan, Cornwall, Colebrook, Norfolk, Scotland, Union 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 One
Old Lyme now has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 266 confirmed COVID-19 cases and SEVEN probable cases, making a TOTAL of 273 cases.
This represents an INCREASE of ONE in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Tuesday, Feb. 9, (265) and NO CHANGE in the number of probable cases (7) over the number reported the same day.
The total number of Old Lyme residents tested is 4,523, an increase of nine over Tuesday’s number of 4,514.
Lyme – Confirmed Cases Unchanged
Lyme has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 72 confirmed cases and FIVE probable cases, making a TOTAL of 77 cases.
This represents NO CHANGE in the number of confirmed cases or probable cases from the number reported Tuesday, Feb. 9.
There have been no fatalities in Lyme.
The total number of Lyme residents tested is 1,218, an increase of one over Tuesday’s number of 1,217.
Two-Week Case Rates
The latest two-week case rate per 100,000 population announced Thursday, Feb. 4, has fallen in both Lyme and Old Lyme, which, in turn, reflects the fact that the number of cases has fallen in both towns over the two week-period.
The two-week case rate for the period 1/17 to 1/30 decreased (compared with the previous two-week case rate for 1/10 to 1/23) in Lyme from 24.4 to 21.4 and over the same period in Old Lyme from 48.5 to 38.8.
The same report shows that Old Lyme had 23 (27) cases in Week 1 and 17 (23) in Week 2 while Lyme had 5 (3) cases in Week 1 and 2 (5) in Week 2. (The previous Week 1 and 2 figures are shown in parentheses.) This data was updated Feb. 4, 2021.
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: 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. In light of the serious rise in Coronavirus cases, we 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 in the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 11.
Some good news: Also reported on Feb 10th, CT’s COVID test positivity rate fell to 3.1 percent, and hospitalizations decreased by 39, bringing the state’s total to 731, which is the lowest number of hospitalizations since mid-November;
However there’s some thought -provoking news, too: Acknowledging some data limitations, CT DPH Commissioner Gifford said that current data suggest that disparities exist in the administration of vaccines to historically underserved communities, particularly black populations. “we are redoubling our efforts to ensure that vaccine is reaching the communities and populations who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19”. You can view the report here:
DPH Releases Available Race Ethnicity Covid Vaccination Data (ct.gov)