Town Of Brookfield: COVID Update For January 14, 2022

Brookfield CT

15 January, 2022

3:42 PM

Description

Press release from the Town of Brookfield: January 14, 2022 - 5:38pm COVID-19 Update 1/14/2022 Each week, Governor Lamont and Connecticut's Department of Public Health, issue statistics that track the average daily rate of COVID-19 cases among Brookfield, CT residents. These rate statistics can be confusing for the lay person, because they are based on a per 100,000 people basis…whereas Brookfield's population is only 17,528 residents (2020 census). The most understandable and realistic way to present the COVID-19 case data is to use actual numbers of weekly cases from the State's data base  Connecticut Data and then express them as a percentage of Brookfield's population, which I will be doing going forward. The following table shows the actual numbers and percentages of Brookfield COVID-19 confirmed cases (people testing positive) since 12/25/21.       * 2020 census data As you can see, there is an uptick in the number of cases from 12/25/21 to 01/01/22, which is likely due to the result of infection with the Omicron variant, a more contagious, but less aggressive form of COVID-19. Thereafter, the number of cases remain essentially unchanged by 01/08/22. Thankfully, when one looks at the overall percentage of confirmed town cases, the numbers remain very low. The last COVID-19 death in Brookfield was November 2021. Given the flat curve of deaths to confirmed positive case ratio, survivability of COVID-19 is very high. N95 masks are available to those who wish to receive them at the following Locations/Times:   Boosters/Vaccinations continue to be available to those who wish to receive them at the Town Hall (room 129 – 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield, CT) at the following times: Tuesdays 10 am to 1pm and Thursdays 3pm to 6pm (The clinics will continue through the end of January, or until further notice. No appointment needed - walk-ins only. Must provide proof of primary vaccination series at vaccine clinic for Booster doses, and bring a photo ID). Please remember the "layered approach," which is proper hygiene (frequent hand washing), healthy diet, exercise, COVID-19 shots and mask wearing when necessary. Continue to use caution and common sense. Additionally, please take precautions to keep warm and stay safe this weekend. Tonight, there is a potential for hazardous winds from a system moving up the coast that could reach CT. Friday into Saturday, bitter cold wind chill warnings are predicted and a strong disturbance bringing hazardous winds and heavy, wet snowfall is predicted to impact CT from Sunday evening into Monday.     This press release was produced by the Town of Brookfield. The views expressed here are the author's own.