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Coronavirus Update- Vaccine Prioritization/Scheduling, COVID Property Tax Relief, Christmas Storm & Vaccine and Case Data

Posted on: December 23, 2020 - 2:53pm

December 23rd-We’ve received questions about qualifying under Phases 1.b or 1.c and sign up for the vaccine during those phases.  The answer to both is the State has not yet issued final guidance. The Governor’s Vaccine Advisory Group is meeting today and next week. Once that information is determined and shared, we will pass it along.  

COVID Property Tax Relief:  Last night, the Board of Selectmen authorized a 90-day COVID-19 tax deferral program for taxes due on January 1st.  The program is for both residential and commercial property taxpayers and will operate similar to that offered for taxes due on July 1st.  Look for more details, including the application, when Town Hall reopens on Monday.  Earlier today, we provided information about relief expected to be provided by the federal government through the recently passed COVID relief bill. 

Christmas Storm:  Emergency Management Director and Chief of Police John Lynch warns of “a storm brewing for Thursday into Friday. The storm is forecasted to pack heavy rain and high wind gusts that have the potential to cause moderate power outages. The snow pack, along with the rain, may cause flooding to streets and basements. Once the storm passes, temperatures are expected to be below freezing.”  

Town emergency personnel are prepared and have been in contact with Eversource. The Town’s Eversource liaison will be activated as of 6:00 p.m. tomorrow.  Please sign up for Eversource, Optimum and Frontier, if applicable, alerts, as well as urgent alerts from the Wilton Police Department.  Please use SeeClickFix to report all non 911 emergencies. 

Despite what the storm might bring, a very merry Christmas to all celebrating. 

Vaccine and Case Data:  As of today, 16,487 doses of the vaccine have been administered in Connecticut. 

The following is data, as of 8:30 p.m. last night, from today’s CT DPH report versus Monday’s December 21st report:

  • Wilton:  1 net new case reported. 572 cases YTD.  
  • Statewide:  3,328 new cases.  6.35% of the 52,436 new tests reported were positive.  170,705 cases YTD.
  • Fairfield County:  857 new cases.  52,574 cases YTD.
  • Hospitalized Patients:  Statewide, 1,155 with a 12-net patient increase. Fairfield County, 279 with a 6-net patient decrease.
  • Deaths:  Statewide, 5,735 with 59 new deaths.  Fairfield County, 1,660 with 13 new deaths.  Wilton, 45, with no new deaths.  

The following chart shows the distribution of known cases by age for the previous 7-day periods and the current 7-day period.  Ages for known cases since Monday’s update ranged from 46 to 53.  

 

Wilton

Dec 22 to

Dec 15 to

Dec 8 to

Dec 1 to 

Nov 24 to

Ages

Population

Dec 28th 

Dec 21st

Dec 14th

Dec 7th

Nov 30th

0 to 4

5%

0%

0%

3%

7%

0%

5 to 14

18%

0%

4%

3%

15%

0%

15 to 24

13%

0%

17%

21%

24%

32%

25 to 44

16%

0%

29%

10%

15%

23%

45 to 65

32%

100%

42%

55%

33%

45%

65+

16%

0%

8%

7%

7%

0%

Please, behave as if you have the virus and as if those around you do as well.

5 W’s

  • Watch your distance
  • Wear a mask/face covering when you can’t maintain 6 feet of distance whether indoors or outside
  • Walk, run or bike to the right in single file when passing another person on the NRVT, sidewalks and trails
  • Wait to host indoor gatherings
  • Wash your hands

If you have a question, please email me at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman