“In the coming 5-6 days we’ll begin to see an ease up of total number of patients in hospital, but it will be a slow decline over the next 4-6 weeks.” – Dr. Tom Balcezak Continue Reading →
YNHH Covid Update: “Omicron appears to be plateauing”
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Greenwich Schools Covid Tracker: 1,209 Cases as of Friday, with all 15 Schools Affected
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The spike in public schools coincides with the increase across the State of Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, COVID-19, Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Schools, Ned Lamont
Plans Announced for a Second Distribution of Free Covid-19 Home Test Kits for Greenwich Residents
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“The use of these limited quantity test kits should be by residents experiencing symptoms, people who are highly susceptible to the disease and our senior population.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, News, COVID-19, Grass Island Park, test kits
Greenwich Covid-19 Update: Residents Masking and Distancing voluntarily. “We don’t want to be a nanny state”
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Omicron cases are spiking. Townwide, there were 466 active Covid cases as of Tuesday, Jan 4. Just prior to Christmas there were 185 cases. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, boosters, COVID-19, Diane Kelly, Fred Camillo, Omicron, vaccinations
State Distributes 670,000 Covid-19 Rapid Self-Tests for K-12 Schools and Early Childcare Providers
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Governor Ned Lamont announced on Tuesday that the State of Connecticut distributed an allocation of 670,000 Covid-19 rapid self-tests to public and private K-12 schools and early childcare providers statewide. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, COVID-19, Ned Lamont
Patience Flags at Long Lines for Free Covid Test Kits and Mask Giveaway; Limited Supply Runs Out Quickly at Senior Center
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While the early birds to the giveaway were thrilled to be in and out of either location in just minutes, by 12:15pm the lines of cars began to stretch. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, Covid test kit give away, COVID-19, Grass Island, Greenwich Police Dept, N95 masks
Greenwich Free Covid Test Kit, N-95 Face Mask Distribution Set for Jan 4
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“It is my hope that residents will not attempt to stockpile the test kits in anticipation of exposure and allow those who need the tests to receive them.” – Fred Camillo, Greenwich First Selectman Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, COVID-19, Fred Camillo, Grass Island, Greenwich Senior Center, Omicron
GoFundMe Launched for Sean Mecsery, Familiar Face of Cos Cob TV
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Under Sean’s guidance, Cos Cob TV has become one of Greenwich’s premier audio/video businesses.
Unfortunately, for the past two years Sean’s new job has been battling Glioblastoma, a devastating brain cancer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Cassie Mecsery, Cos Cob TV, GoFundMe, Greenwich High School, Sean Mecsery
YNHH on Rapid Uptick in Covid Cases: “We’ve never seen anything like this”
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The health system has hired off duty police at their testing sites in response to pushing and shoving. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Marna Borgstrom, Omicron, Omicron variant, Yale New Haven Health System
What You Need to Know about Children and Omicron, Boosters and Flu in CT
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We have increasing numbers of children getting infected and hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infections.
Also, health experts fear that we may experience a “twindemic,” with both flu and COVID cases rising together. Continue Reading →