Latest Danbury Coronavirus Updates: 140 Active Cases

DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton confirmed there are 140 active cases of the new coronavirus in Danbury on Saturday. Connecticut identified 125, the remaining 15 were identified by New York.

The City reported its first fatality from the virus on Wednesday.

The governor has declared a "Stay Safe, Stay Home" program. All non-life-sustaining businesses in Connecticut have been closed, and Lamont has asked Connecticut residents to limit social gatherings to just five people. He has placed additional restrictions on retail operations:

• Restaurant payment and pickup operations are limited to the entrance of customers or third party delivery personnel into locations to the minimum extent necessary to pick up and/or pay for orders, use touchless payment systems, and require remote ordering and payment.
• Retail operations that have been allowed to remain open and permit customers inside are required to take appropriate and reasonable measures to ensure customers maintain six feet distance between each other, and manage resulting lines to maintain such distance while people wait to enter. Employers may not require employees to place items in customers' reusable bags, and the tax on single-use checkout has been suspended.
• All firearm transactions must be conducted by appointment only.

Danbury Hospital has set up a COVID-19 Community Hotline to address questions and concerns for community members. Be advised that this dedicated hotline is for community members who are concerned about symptoms they may have. Other inquiries can be answered on the hospital’s website. Residents experiencing symptoms are encouraged to call this line to mitigate the high-volume call-intake of our emergency departments and medical practices.

• Phone number: 888-667-9262
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week

Danbury Public Schools are closed until further notice, and will be moving to a Distance Learning Model starting March 30.

The Danbury Public Library is closed to the public and staff are no longer on site. Questions can still be sent via call, email or social media. The Book Drop is closed and all due dates have been extended until April 15. The Library has online resources, including downloadable books, audiobooks, streaming video and music, language learning, and research databases available through its website.

Until further notice, the following modifications to services provided by the Danbury Police Department are in effect:

Non-Emergency Police Complaints:
Please meet officers outside if possible
Officers will maintain social distancing whenever possible
Officers may handle certain types of calls by telephone when possible
Police Records Requests:
The Records Division is closed to the public until further notice. Please call for inquiries, if possible.

Medical Assistance Calls:

• EMS Personnel in proper gear will be primary responders
• Unless there are exigent circumstances, police personnel will remain outside until cleared to enter by EMS

The following service suspensions are in effect until further notice:

• Public Fingerprinting
• Child Car Seat Installations
• Tours of Police Headquarters
• Police Explorers
• Citizens Police Academy
• Use of the community room

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Danbury residents and visitors must call ahead and schedule an appointment with a department before entering any City Hall office. Open departments are listed below. Appointments are available between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and no walk-ins will be taken at this time. Departments will be providing essential services only. For example, if your issue can be resolved via phone or email, staff will assist you remotely.

The Danbury Probate Court is closed, however you may call the Court at 203-797-4521 during usual office hours, Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nonessential hearings will happen by phone or be postponed.

Employment applications for the Human Resources Department can be placed in the drop box by the front door. Applications will be available in the lobby.

Departments Closed to the Public (available by phone or email during regular business hours):
Mayor's Office, 203-797-4511
Finance, 203-797-4652
Purchasing, 203-797-4571
Corporation Counsel, 203-797-4518
Human Resources, 203-797-4598
Legislative Clerk, 203-797-4514
Business Advocacy, 203-796-1649
Information Technology, 203-797-4561
Weights and Measures, 203-796-8094
UNIT, 203-796-8026

Departments with Adjusted Hours (Call to schedule an appointment)
Mon – Thurs, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Building, 203-797-4583
Engineering, 203,797-4537
Fire Marshal, 203-796-1541
Health & Human Service, 203-797-4625
Permit Center, 203-796-1653
Planning & Zoning, 203-797-4525
Tax Assessor, 203-797-4556
Tax Collector, 203-797-4541
Town Clerk, 203-797-4531
Voter Registration, 203-797-4550

The State has announced it has suspended accepting applications for the Connecticut Recovery Bridge Loan Program. Over 4,000 applications have been received, and the funding has been doubled to $50 million. Any business that did not file prior to the deadline may consider the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Assistance Program.