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Coronavirus Update- Wilton-Based Testing, Reminders & Vaccine and Case Data

Posted on: December 30, 2020 - 8:56pm

December 30th- Our Lady of Fatima at 229 Danbury Road is sponsoring COVID-19 testing performed by Progressive Diagnostics.  Information is available here.  Free testing is still available in Norwalk, Stamford and Danbury and other regional centers.  

Reminders:

Lock It or Lose It.  Theft of unlocked vehicles continues in Wilton and surrounding communities.  The simple solution is to lock your vehicle.  If thieves are repeatedly unsuccessful in Wilton, they won’t return.

Road Use.  Driver, runners and walkers are reminded of the many blind spots on Wilton roads.  Blind spots are made worse in the winter when snow further obstructs views and roads narrow.  Please, exercise caution and good judgment on the road and when selecting your route. 

Vaccine & Case Data: According to the Center for Disease Control, as of 9:00 a.m. this morning, 54,727 doses of the vaccine had been administered in CT.  This represents 1.5% of residents.  Only five states and the District of Columbia had a higher percentage of vaccinated residents.  CT is still on track to complete Phase 1a vaccines by the end of January.  An announcement by the Governor with additional details for Phases 1b and 1c is expected next week. 

The following is data, as of 8:30 p.m. last night, from today’s CT DPH report versus Monday’s December 28th report:

  • Wilton:  7 new cases reported. 596 cases YTD.  
  • Statewide:  2,463 new cases.  7.65% of the 32,178 new tests reported were positive.  183,663 cases YTD.
  • Fairfield County:  608 new cases.  55,645 cases YTD.
  • Hospitalized Patients:  Statewide, 1,167 with a 52-net patient decrease. Fairfield County, 291 with no change.
  • Deaths:  Statewide, 5,964 with 60 new deaths.  Fairfield County, 1,713 with 16 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 12 to 73.  

 

Wilton

Dec 29 to

Dec 22 to

Dec 15 to

Dec 8 to

Dec 1 to 

Ages

Population

Jan 4th

Dec 28th 

Dec 21st

Dec 14th

Dec 7th

0 to 4

5%

0%

4%

0%

3%

7%

5 to 14

18%

17%

7%

4%

3%

15%

15 to 24

13%

0%

0%

17%

21%

24%

25 to 44

16%

50%

33%

29%

10%

15%

45 to 65

32%

17%

41%

42%

55%

33%

65+

16%

17%

11%

8%

7%

7%

3.24% of Wilton residents have tested positive for the virus.  As below, this rate is similar to neighboring suburban communities.  Area cities had a higher rate with Norwalk and Stamford at move than 2 times and Danbury at 3 times Wilton’s rate.  

 

Cases-Dec 30th

% Population

 

 

 

Danbury

                  8,333 

9.83%

Darien

                     714 

3.28%

New Canaan

                     735 

3.64%

Norwalk

                  6,441 

7.23%

Ridgefield

                     735 

2.94%

Stamford

                  9,176 

7.07%

Weston

                     290 

2.83%

Westport

                     916 

3.26%

Wilton 

                     596 

3.24%

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