COVID Update for January 14, 2022
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.
Number of Weekly Brookfield COVID-19 Cases (residents testing positive) | |||
Date Reported | # Town Residents* | Weekly Cases | % of Residents Affected |
12/25/21 | 17,528 | 147 | 0.8% |
01/01/22 | 17,528 | 266 | 1.5% |
01/08/22 | 17,528 | 263 | 1.5% |
01/13/22 | 17,528 | 211 | 1.2% |
* 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:
FACILITY | Address | Hours |
Town Hall | 100 Pocono Road | Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 4:00pm |
Senior Center | 100 Pocono Road | Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 4:00pm |
Park & Recreation Department | 162 Whisconier Road | Mon.-Fri. 8:30am – 4:30pm |
Police Department | 63 Silvermine Road | ALWAYS OPEN |
Brookfield Library | 182 Whisconier Road | Mon. & Wed. 10:00am – 6:00pm Tues. & Thur. 10:00am – 8:00pm Fri. & Sat. 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
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.