COVID-19 Update – Thursday, September 2, 2021 – 374,470cases

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  • Reports are published Mondays and Thursdays, usually after 4 p.m., unless delayed due to a holiday.

Report Highlights

  • Middlebury had nine new confirmed and three new probable COVID-19 cases for the three days from Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, September 1, at 8:30 p.m.
  • The cumulative number of cases (confirmed and probable) in Middlebury rose to 786 (+12) in the latest report from state health officials.
  • For the week from Wednesday, August 25, to Wednesday, September 1, Middlebury had 12 new confirmed cases and five new probable cases.
  • After rising for three reports in a row, Middlebury’s rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 dropped in the September 2, 2021, report to 24.7 cases per 100,000 for the period of August 15 to August 28, 2021 (Week 1 – 14 cases; Week 2 – 13 cases) from 26.6 cases per 100,000 for the period of August 8 to August 21, 2021 (Week 1 – 15 cases; Week 2 – 14 cases)
  • Middlebury reported no new deaths from COVID-19; total deaths remain at 19.

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Connecticut state officials said from Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. to Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 8:30 p.m., the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 374,470. This is an increase of 2,401 cases over three days. The state daily test positivity rate as of Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. was 2.99%, down from 3.10% on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 8:30 p.m.

On Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., 357 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, 23 fewer than on Sunday. Through Wednesday, September 1, deaths numbered 8,394, an increase of 39 deaths since August 25. Deaths are reported once a week.

Cumulative cases in Middlebury and abutting towns were: Middlebury – 677 (+9) confirmed and 109 (+3) probable, Naugatuck – 3,418 confirmed and 420 probable, Oxford – 938 confirmed and 97 probable, Southbury – 1,343 confirmed and 261 probable, Woodbury – 602 confirmed and 94 probable, Watertown – 2,343 confirmed and 348 probable, and Waterbury – 15,520 confirmed and 1,988 probable.

This brief daily report focuses on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlebury and its abutting towns. Readers interested in more information can click on the link below to the state’s daily report. The state publishes reports Monday through Friday. Thursday’s report is more detailed than those on other days.

Read the entire report here.

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