Coronavirus Fairfield: 2 Residents Test Positive For Virus

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two Fairfield residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus that is spreading across Connecticut, the town’s first selectwoman announced Wednesday.

The patients, a man and a woman who are both in their 50s, did not require hospitalization for the virus, also called COVID-19, First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said in an email to residents.

“Positive cases of COVID-19 in Fairfield have been expected as community transmission of the virus has been occurring in the area,” Kupchick said in the email. “The Fairfield Health Department will work with affected individuals to ensure all appropriate CDC guidance is followed to limit any potential for exposure.”

The news of Fairfield’s initial cases came the same day the state’s first fatality from the virus was announced. A Ridgefield man in his 80s died of the illness at Danbury Hospital, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. As of Wednesday afternoon, 96 Connecticut residents had tested positive for the new coronavirus, 69 of whom live in Fairfield County — although a state epidemiologist has said there are likely thousands in Connecticut who are infected with the virus but whose cases are not confirmed.

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“Fairfield’s main objective is to continue to keep residents safe and help slow the spread of the virus,” Kupchick said in the email.

Kupchick signed a declaration of emergency Monday and closed all public parks, recreation areas and town buildings, but she said Wednesday residents would receive a message Thursday explaining how town services would continue amid precautions related to the virus.

Fairfield is recommending residents stay home and keep 6 feet between themselves and anyone who is not a family member, the email said. If community members do not follow prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “additional measures may need to be taken to protect public health and safety,” the email said.

For more information, visit www.fairfieldct.org/covid19.