Written by Town of Redding Health Dept.
Town of Redding Public Health Advisory
As anticipated the COVID case numbers in Redding increased over Thanksgiving. According to the CT Department of Public Health the averaged positivity rate data from before, during and after Thanksgiving went from 4.5 to 5.6 to 4.9 and likewise the rate per 100,000 from before during and after Thanksgiving went from 25.8 to 34.4 to 26.6. These numbers indicate there’s a lesson to be learned with this past Thanksgiving, and we all need to grasp and realize our role in minimizing the spread with the upcoming holidays. Additional data can be found at townofreddingct.org.
Written by Town of Newtown
The Newtown Health District is in the planning stages for COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Our ability to vaccinate will depend upon the amount of vaccine that will be allotted to us and who the vaccine priority groups will be at that time. We are awaiting further information and guidance from the CDC and CT Department of Public Health to solidify and implement our plans.
Connecticut is in Phase 1a of COVID-19 vaccine distribution which includes healthcare personnel, long term care residents and first responders at risk of exposure. The State of Connecticut directs the prioritization and timeline for vaccine rollout and will inform the Health District when doses will be available for the general/categorized public slated for between late January and May.
Written by Town of Ridgefield
Vaccine Updates
The town established vaccine team led by our Director of Health, Ed Briggs is well into the process of working out all logistics. Some towns are taking a different approach, but we feel the best way to serve our community is to make sure we can meet all expectations by being prepared.
This means that delivery locations, vaccinators, notification systems and information on how to make appointments are all being established in advance of the rollout.
• Connecticut is in Phase 1a of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, which includes healthcare personnel, long term care residents and first responders at risk of exposure. The State of Connecticut determines the prioritization and timeline for vaccine rollout and will inform the Ridgefield Health Department when doses will be available for each category. A small number of Ridgefield’s frontline workers and first responders have begun receiving the vaccine.
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COVID cluster at Ridgefield s Farmingville school reaches 20
Macklin Reid
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A COVID-19 cluster at Farmingville Elementary School has grown to 20 confirmed cases since Thanksgiving week.
School officials were counting nine cases early Friday, which grew to 14 over the weekend, and by Monday night was up to 20.
“Several of these cases are potentially due to exposures at school,” Superintendent of Schools Susie Da Silva said in one several communications that went out over the weekend.
“We are closing the FES building to staff and recommending that anybody who was in the FES building since Monday, December 7 closely monitor their symptoms and be tested for COVID-19,” Da Silva said.