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First COVID-19 Death in CT is Ridgefield Man in His 80s

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The latest COVID-19 testing data in Connecticut, updated 4:30pm on Wednesday lists patients who tested positive including presumptive positives at 96. Fairfield County: 69

Hartford county: 11

Litchfield County: 5

Middlesex County: 1

New Haven County: 10

That said, officials estimated the total might be closer to 7,000. Also on Wednesday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that COVID-19 has claimed its first life in Connecticut. A man in his 80s who had been admitted recently to Danbury Hospital has died of severe complications from COVID-19. The man had been a resident of an assisted living facility in Ridgefield. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Health, assisted living facility, COVID-19, Ned Lamont

GHS China Club Members Reflect on Fundraiser for Wuhan As Greenwich Braces for COVID-19

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Not long ago, members of the China Club at Greenwich High School held a successful fundraiser to buy face masks for people in Wuhan, China where there was a shortage. Today they are learning remotely as Greenwich Schools are closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, Schools, Alicia Tang, Benjamin Pipher, Brooke Hadden, China, China Club, Coronavirus

COVID-19: While Greenwich Hospital Has a Specimen Collection Station, State Epidemiologist Says ‘Testing is Not the Answer’

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With a physician order, patients can go to the specimen collection station adjacent to Greenwich Hospital. The hospital then sends the specimens to an offsite lab where they can be tested for a number of respiratory viruses, potentially including COVID-19. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Health, COVID-19, Governor Ned Lamont, Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich Emergency Services Balance Pandemic Precautions with Gestures to Normalcy

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There are now six confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Greenwich. At a press conference Tuesday, police outlined when 911 is appropriate to call. First Selectman Camillo urged social distancing and hand washing, but said residents should get outside, visit parks and exercise. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, Captain Kraig Gray, Chief James Heavey, Fire Dept Chief Peter Siecienski, First Selectman Fred Camillo, GEMS