By Richard Kaufman
On Thursday morning, Greenwich’s delegation to Hartford State Representative-elect Kimberly Fiorello (R-149), and State Reps. Stephen Meskers (D-150) and Harry Arora (R-151), as well as First Selectman Fred Camillo, gathered virtually for the annual Greenwich United Way Legislative Breakfast to discuss topics related to the state and local level. State Sen. Alex Kasser (D-36) could not attend because of a scheduling conflict.
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the hour-long dialogue, as it’s the most pressing issue. The delegation agreed that containing the virus is priority number one heading into the next legislative session.
“We’re in a crisis,” said Arora, who would like to see increased testing among the population. “I’m not going to say anything other than the fact that the first thing is to contain COVID. No COVID containment, no policy relevance.”
Greenwich legislators: All initiatives take back seat to beating COVID
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Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo, left, speaks beside Greenwich United Way CEO David Rabin at Town Hall in September. Camillo was among the speakers on Thursday during the Greenwich United Way’s legislative breakfast, which was moved to a Zoom call this year due to the pandemic.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH The annual Greenwich United Way legislative breakfast usually draws enough people to pack Town Hall. On Thursday it was turned into a Zoom event, so it was no surprise that the discussion was dominated by talk of the pandemic.
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During a press update Wednesday afternoon, First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital CEO Diane Kelly continued to stress the need for residents to remain cautious as the number of cases of the coronavirus in town continues to rise. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff)
GREENWICH, CT First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital CEO Diane Kelly continued to stress the need for residents to remain cautious as the number of overall cases of the coronavirus in town rose to 1,867 as of Wednesday afternoon.
That number represents an increase of 211 cases since last week, Camillo said during an update Wednesday.
The number of active cases of the virus in town stands at 98 as of Wednesday, a slight decrease from the 110 active cases recorded last week, Camillo said. The number of residents who have died as a result of the virus rose this week to 59, an increase of one, Camillo said.