LYME/OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 8, shows that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by one to 272 compared with Monday’s number of 271.

According to the report mentioned above, there have now been THREE fatalities in Old Lyme. Asked 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 Tuesday’s CT DPH report holding at Monday’s number.

Monday reports always include data for the previous Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’

The Tuesday, Feb. 9, 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. 9 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 265 confirmed COVID-19 cases and SEVEN probable cases, making a TOTAL of 272 cases.

This represents an INCREASE of ONE in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Monday, Feb. 8, (264) 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 4,514.

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 Monday, Feb. 8.

There have been no fatalities in Lyme.

The total number of Lyme residents tested is 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 Wednesday, Feb. 10.

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LYME/OLD LYME — (Updated at 2:25pm to reflect response from LLHD regarding the third fatality in Old Lyme.) The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Monday, Feb. 8, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, shows that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by four to 271 compared with Friday’s number of 267.

According to the report mentioned above, there have now been THREE fatalities in Old Lyme. Asked 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 increased by one to 78 in Monday’s CT DPH report compared with Friday’s number of 77.

Monday’s report includes data for both the previous Saturday and Sunday.

Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’

The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Monday, Feb. 8, 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. 8 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 Four

Old Lyme now has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 264 confirmed COVID-19 cases and SEVEN probable cases, making a TOTAL of 271 cases.

This represents an INCREASE of FOUR in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Friday, Feb. 5, (260) 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 4,508.

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 Friday, Feb. 5.

There have been no fatalities in Lyme.

The total number of Lyme residents tested is 1,213.

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 Tuesday, Feb. 9.

LYME/OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Friday, Feb. 5, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, shows that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by three to 267 compared with Thursday’s number of 264.

Lyme’s cumulative total stayed constant at 77 in Thursday’s CT DPH report, the same number as in Thursday’s report.

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.

Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’

The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Friday, Feb. 5, 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. 5 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 Three

Old Lyme now has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 260 confirmed COVID-19 cases and SEVEN probable cases, making a TOTAL of 267 cases.

This represents an INCREASE of ONE in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Thursday, Feb. 4, (259) and an INCREASE of TWO in the number of probable cases (5) over the number reported the same day.

The total number of Old Lyme residents tested is 4,465.

There have been two fatalities in Old Lyme.

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 Thursday, Feb. 4.

There have been no fatalities in Lyme.

The total number of Lyme residents tested is 1,199.

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 Monday, Feb. 8.

LYME/OLD LYME — The report issued Tuesday, Feb. 2, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) shows that Old Lyme’s COVID-19 cumulative case numbers since the pandemic began increased by two to 262 over Monday’s number of 260.

Lyme’s cumulative total was also higher at 76 in the same report, up two from Monday’s number of 74.

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.

Both Towns Still in ‘Red Zone’

The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Tuesday, Feb. 2, by the CT DPH for data as at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, shows the following (note that Monday reports include data for the weekend as well as the previous Friday):

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. 2 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 Two

Old Lyme now has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 257 confirmed COVID-19 cases and FIVE probable cases, making a TOTAL of 262 cases.

This represents an INCREASE of TWO in the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the number reported Monday, Feb. 1, (255) 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 4,443.

There have been two fatalities in Old Lyme.

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 – Confirmed Cases Up Two

Lyme has a cumulative total (since the outbreak began) of 71 confirmed cases and FIVE probable cases, making a TOTAL of 76 cases.

This represents an INCREASE of TWO in the number of confirmed cases from the numbers reported Monday, Feb. 1, (69) and NO CHANGE in the number of probable cases.

There have been no fatalities in Lyme.

The total number of Lyme residents tested is 1,195.

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 in the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 3.