Health & Fitness
COVID-19 In Ridgefield: 185 Confirmed Cases, 36 Deaths
Here are the latest, local updates on how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting Ridgefield.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed that 185 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Ridgefield as of Tuesday. Health Director Ed Briggs reports there have been 36 deaths attributed to COVID-19, all but three from nursing homes and assisted care facilities.
Statewide, another 648 lab-confirmed positive coronavirus cases were announced Tuesday out of 3,313 tests. Gov. Ned Lamont said that the ratio of positive to negative tests was good news. Unfortunately there were another 77 deaths as well.
There are now 30,621 confirmed coronavirus cases in Connecticut and 2,633 deaths have been reported. A total of 1,500 people are currently hospitalized.
Connecticut had a drop in hospitalizations every day since April 23.
