On Wednesday, Greenwich Hospital president Diane Kelly shared good news. As of Wednesday just four Covid patients were being treated at the hospital, with none in the ICU.
Across the entire Yale New Health System they were treating just 93 Covid-positive patients.
“The more people who get vaccinated – I include the booster – it is definitely helping us as a society. We’re really seeing a good, steady decline in all areas,” she continued, adding, “People are mindful about social distancing and appropriate hand washing. We’re also seeing, as a society, much less flu prevalence. Definitely people’s behaviors are having a positive impact on our health.”
“I’m really hopeful that our re entry back into the world is going to be smooth,” Ms Kelly added.
The last update in the Greenwich Schools Covid tracker was on Feb 11, right before the February vacation. That reflected plummeting Covid numbers as well.
In Greenwich, as of Feb 15, 2022:
• Total cumulative 11,278 Covid positive cases since start of pandemic (increase of 119 from previous week)
• Active cases: 106 (decrease of 40 from previous week)
• Deaths: 118 total (one additional death in previous week)
Vaccination Rates
5-11: fully vaccinated 49.23%
12-17: fully vaccinated 94.88%
18-24: fully vaccinated 96.26%
25-44: fully vaccinated 76.44%
45-64: fully vaccinated 85.60%
Age 65+: fully vaccinated 96.01%
Townwide, with 58,952 eligible population, 82.93% are fully vaccinated
Staff Vaccination Rates
Ms Kelly said the deadline for Greenwich Hospital staff to have their third booster is March 31. While Ms Kelly did not have the exact number of staff fully vaccinated, she said, “I’m expecting it to be very high because without it, they don’t keep employment.”
“I’m very optimistic as we move into the spring season, with all of the people who are vaccinated, and with all of the information that we have a society know, that we will see a better day,” she added.
Easing of Mask Mandates
Last week First Selectman Fred Camillo announced the mask mandate for town buildings would be lifted on Friday, Feb 18.
On Wednesday night the Board of Education is holding a remote meeting to discuss mask policy for children in Greenwich Schools.