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Update-Further Restriction Rollbacks, 400+ New Apartments?, Vaccine & Case Data

Posted on: April 19, 2021 - 8:23pm

April 19th- Happy Patriot’s Day.  It appears to be a little-known fact, but you no longer need to be in Massachusetts to celebrate.  In 2017, Connecticut officially adopted the holiday. Earlier this evening, The Drum Hill Chapter of the DAR, joined by an Honor Guard from American Legion Post, James B. Whipple Post 86, held a ceremony honoring the 43 Patriots buried at the Hillside, Comstock Hill and Sharp Hill cemeteries.  Many of the names were recognizable. 

At today’s press conference, the Governor announced the following restriction rollbacks, subject to low incidences and improved vaccine rates. 

Beginning May 1st:  

  • Curfew pushed back from 11:00pm to midnight
  • Outdoors:  Alcohol can be served without food.  No restrictions on table size

Beginning May 19th:  

  • All remaining business restrictions eliminated
  • DPH to issue new guidance for large indoor and outdoor events
  • Masks to continue to be required indoors

Interest in building apartments in Wilton is at an unprecedented level.  The Planning and Zoning Commission has had or has scheduled pre-application discussions with developers about four projects totaling 493 apartments.  A discussion doesn’t guarantee an application and the discussions are non-binding.  You can read more on this link, scroll down to Other Matters & Preliminary Reviews.  It is premature to provide comments to the Planning & Commission.  This is being shared for informational purposes only.  

Vaccine & Case Information

As of last Monday, April 12th, 84% of eligible Wilton residents had received at least one dose of the vaccine.   Today’s rate will be released on Thursday. 

The following is data, as of 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, from today’s CT DPH report versus Friday’s report.   Note, the change in the State numbers are slightly different from those announced at today’s press conference.  The totals are the same.

Data Point

Wilton

Fairfield CTY

State

New Cases

10

                   711 

             2,339 

    

Cases-PTD

      1,178 

              96,083 

         331,401 

    

Positivity

3.70%

 n/a 

2.71%

    

Tests Reported

         270 

 n/a 

           86,202 

    

Hosp. Patients

 n/a 

                   150 

                494 

    

Net Change

 n/a 

                     10 

                    8 

    

Deaths

           49 

                2,147 

             8,014 

    

Change

            -   

                       5 

                  19 

 

The following are cases reported by CT DPH to Wilton’s Health Department by age through today.  

 

Wilton

Apr 13 to

Apr 6 to

Nov 10 to

Ages

Population

Apr 19th

Apr 12th

April 5th

0 to 4

5%

0%

5%

3%

5 to 14

18%

23%

10%

12%

15 to 24

13%

30%

33%

20%

25 to 44

16%

37%

24%

19%

45 to 65

32%

10%

29%

33%

65+

16%

0%

0%

12%

 

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

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman