Hamden Coronavirus Update: 1st Death Reported

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden resident has died from complications of the new coronavirus, Mayor Curt Balzano Leng announced Tuesday. It is the town’s first confirmed death related to COVID-19. Leng said there is no patient demographic information available at this time.

“As a community, our thoughts, shared sadness and prayers are with the family of our departed resident and with everyone suffering from this disease,” Leng said in a statement. “Please take this seriously. Please stay away from others. Please call your doctor and Yale’s COVID Hotline at 833-ASK-YNHH if you feel any symptoms or have health questions. We can reduce additional senseless loss of life for our families, friends and neighbors, but we need to do it together and take actions right now.

“May God bless you and your families, please be safe and be smart."

There have been 3,218 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. Sixty-nine people have died, including 16 people in the past 24 hours, and 608 have been hospitalized.

Hamden had 49 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Leng. The town had 31 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Monday night. Hamden had its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 22.

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