Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling gets a COVID-19 shot from nurse Sarah Waters, Tuesday at the Norwalk Senior Center. (Claire Schoen)
NORWALK, Conn. The Norwalk Health Department has vaccinated more than 2,700 Norwalk citizens against COVID-19, and none have had an adverse reaction, Norwalk Communications Manager Josh Morgan said Tuesday.
Mayor Harry Rilling became one of those citizens Tuesday, getting vaccinated the same day as Gov. Ned Lamont staged his own inoculation. While Lamont’s event was timed to convey Lamont’s confidence in the vaccine yet a willingness to wait his turn, Rilling, 73, said he became eligible last week when the State expanded phase 1b of its vaccination program to include individuals between the ages of 65 and 74.
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That brought the county death toll to 324 since pandemic tracking started last March.Â
McCoy also announced 155 new positive cases. Encompassed within the new cases were 91 who did not have a present clear infection source, 13 healthcare workers or residents of congregate settings and who who traveled out of state. Albany County has 1,220 active cases. According to the Albany County Department of Health, there are 30 case in the city of Cohoes. Plus, there are 2,511 people under mandatory quarantine in the county.
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Conversely, 174 cases have been cleared for recovery and release. Â
The County Executive also noted 12 new hospitalizations overnight, and there are 126 county residents currently hospitalized from the virus. Additionally, 16 patients are in the ICU. Â
Wareham, Marion businesses receive COVID small business grants
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BOSTON – Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, has announced 17 additional businesses in the 1st Plymouth & Bristol district have been selected to receive a total of $745,000 through the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program, including a business in Wareham and two in Marion.
They are LR Hunt LLC, $10,000, in Wareham; and Kate’s Simple Eats LLC, $40,000; A.B.R. Vending Inc., $10,000; in Marion.
These awards to businesses come in addition to just over $3 million given to 55 local businesses in the 1st Plymouth & Bristol District over the past several weeks of COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program awards administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC).
Businesses that applied during the first round of funding but did not qualify due to the revenue requirements will be automatically entered into this round, O Farrell s office said. Those businesses will receive an alert via email to indicate their status in the program. Our small businesses are hanging by a thread to survive because of the devastating impacts and uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic, O Farrell said. This additional round of financial assistance will help even more neighborhood-based establishments pay bills, retain workers and help support our local economy when it needs it most.
The money was taken from discretionary funding historically used for purposes like public infrastructure projects. O Farrell allocated $1 million in July to start the program to assist businesses in paying bills amid the pandemic. The program is in partnership with Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department.