Latest Naugatuck Coronavirus Updates

NAUGATUCK, CT — The latest number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Naugatuck is currently 108, according to the Naugatuck Valley Health District. A total of 52 borough residents have tested negative for COVID-19.

NVHD continues to urge residents to please stay home as much as possible and please continue to practice physical, social distancing by keeping at least 6 feet between you and others if you must go out for essential errands.

To minimize the amount of people who can potentially be exposed, designate one person per household as the person who will do the grocery shopping or other essential errands. If you must go out in public, please wear a cloth face covering. For more information about making or using cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19, please visit HERE.

In the past 24 hours, the NVHD has received 50 new reports of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases across the Valley, bringing the district’s total to 706 cases.

NVHD was also notified of one COVID-19 associated death; a male in his 80s living in a Shelton nursing home. The death reported to NVHD today occurred within the last week, not necessarily since the last NVHD report.

For public health surveillance, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 associated deaths are defined as patients who tested positive for COVID-19 around the time of death; this is not a determination of the cause of death. The health district does not have any further details including whether or not there may have been underlying health issues.

The COVID-19 associated deaths reported by NVHD to-date have been confirmed through laboratory testing.

This week is National Week of the Young ChildTM, celebrated annually to bring attention to the needs of young children and their families while also recognizing the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. NVHD is be part of the Valley’s Early Childhood Regional Council, which is co-chaired by NVHD’s Assistant Director of Community Health Services, Carissa Caserta, MPH. Here are some family and child friendly resources related to the coronavirus outbreak:

• Sesame Street - “In response to the unprecedented uncertainty facing young children and families, Sesame Workshop's Caring for Each Other initiative marks the beginning of a commitment to support families throughout the COVID-19 health crisis with a broad variety of free resources.” - https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring
• CDC - Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/talking-with-children.html
• NVHD has linked free mental health and wellness resources families here www.nvhd.org/coping

all graphs via Naugatuck Valley Health District