Town To Host Mask Giveaway

Press release from the Office of the Mayor:

Oct. 5, 2020

On Saturday, October 10th, The Town of East Haven will host a mask giveaway to residents in a drive through event at East Haven High School located at 35 Wheelbarrow Lane. Mayor, Joseph Carfora, Emergency Management Director, Matthew Marcarelli and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers through the East Shore District Health Department will be on hand to greet residents in their cars and provide them with masks, free of charge.

The Town of East Haven has had generally low numbers of Covid-19 cases through-out the summer similar to other towns across the state. However, we have seen an uptick in our COVID-19 cases last month. The East Shore District Health Department, East Haven School System and the Town of East Haven are working together to continue to keep residents safe and slow the spread of the virus and ensure that any positive cases of Covid-19 are isolated and any significant contacts are placed into quarantined. A key component of keeping our residents safe during this pandemic is through contact tracing, and we ask all residents to please cooperate if they are asked to quarantine for 14 days.

Mayor Carfora reminds all residents to please do their part - social distance and wear their face coverings as they are crucial in helping to reduce the spread of the virus and limit the number of people who are infected in the East Haven Community.

As a reminder, everyone should be taking the everyday preventative actions to help protect themselves, these include:

• Staying home if you are sick except to get medical care.
• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.
• Washing your hands with soap and water frequently and for at least 20 seconds.
• Wearing a face mask or covering when around others.
• Keeping a social distance of 6 feet or more from others.
• If you do become ill, immediately call your doctor.

For the most current updates and recommendations, visit ct.gov/coronavirus. For general questions, call 2-1-1.

Symptoms of COVID-19. include fever, uncontrolled new cough, difficulty breathing and loss of taste or smell. Other symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. For more information, resources, hotlines, testing, and how you can support local businesses while practicing social distancing, please visit: http://www.esdhd.org/coronavirus.

This press release was produced by the Office of the Mayor. The views expressed here are the author's own.