Brookfield Coronavirus Update: 167 Cases, 8 Deaths

Gillian Smith
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BROOKFIELD, CT — There are 167 of the new coronavirus in Brookfield as of Tuesday, with eight confirmed deaths to date, health officials announced Tuesday.

There are 1,212 cases per every 100,000 people and there have been 10,067 tests per every 100,000, according to the Connecticut Department of Health COVID-19 Case Data Dashboard. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus.

In Fairfield County there are 16,200 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Tuesday, with 1,071 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths. Fairfield County has the highest number of cases and the highest number of deaths in the state.

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Across Connecticut, there are 47,033 total cases of the coronavirus, with 4,338 COVID-19-related deaths. There are currently 83 hospitalized patients. The state has conducted 528,130 PCR tests.

The breakdown in statewide cases by age is as follows:

  • 0-9: 670 cases

  • 10-19: 1,403 cases

  • 20-29: 5,750 cases

  • 30-39: 6,670 cases

  • 40-49: 6,622 cases

  • 50-59: 7,926 cases

  • 60-69: 6,565 cases

  • 70-79: 4,417 cases

  • 80+: 6,952 cases

The breakdown in statewide deaths by age is as follows:

  • 0-9: 1 death

  • 10-19: 1 death

  • 20-29: 4 deaths

  • 30-39: 21 deaths

  • 40-49: 56 deaths

  • 50-59: 176 deaths

  • 60-69: 533 deaths

  • 70-79: 945 deaths

  • 80+: 2,601 deaths

This article originally appeared on the Brookfield Patch