LYME/OLD LYME —The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Monday, July 26, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT-DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, shows that Old Lyme has reported three new confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Three new cases were also reported in Old Lyme on Friday, July 23, meaning a total of six new cases were reported between Friday and Monday inclusive.
There are no new cases in Lyme.
This takes Old Lyme’s cumulative total of confirmed cases to 350, while Lyme’s hold at 112.
The Hartford Courant reported in an article dated Friday July 23, “The delta variant accounts for 69% of COVID-19 cases recently tracked in Connecticut, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health say, as the state continues to see an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
Experts say the new variant poses a particular risk to unvaccinated people, who make up the vast majority of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
Vaccinated people may face greater risk of infection due to the delta variant as compared to previous strains, research shows, but are unlikely to experience severe illness.” Click on the link above to read the full article.
There is no change in the number of fatalities reported in either Lyme (0) or Old Lyme (3).
The first two fatalities from Old Lyme, which were reported in 2020, were a 61-year-old female and an 82-year-old male. Details of the third, which was reported in 2021, have not been made available.
Visit this link for our July 22 update, which includes statewide data.