Town Of Weston Publishes Coronavirus Update For January 22, 2021

Press release from the Town of Weston:

January 22, 2021

Good evening. It is Friday, January 22, 2021 and this is First Selectman Christopher Spaulding with a coronavirus update.

As of January 22, 2021 we have had 29 new positive COVID test results, of Weston residents since our last outreach on January 15, 2021 http://wwhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Web-update-January-22-2021.pdf

Connecticut is currently allowing people age 75+ to register for a COVID-19 vaccine – please see here for how to register https://www.westonct.gov/Home/Components/News/News/160/15

Please see here for updates from the school.

For a current update of quarantines and cases in Weston Public Schools click here.

If you haven’t done so already, consider signing up for the COVID CT Alert App – Connecticut’s contact tracing program. Instructions on how to sign up are here https://portal.ct.gov/coronavirus/covidalertCT/homepage

Residents should also report positive cases directly to the Westport/Weston Health Department http://wwhd.org/ so contact tracing can be started immediately in order to contain the spread of the virus. The office line is 203 227 9571. There you will also find the latest information on Connecticut’s vaccine rollout plan.

As a reminder COVID testing is available at area hospitals and urgent care facilities as well as at St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Facility on Long Lots Road. You can call to book an appointment at 1-860-972-8100. No prescription is required.

This virus has shown us that it only takes one infected person to spread COVID 19 to several others in intimate settings where no masks are worn or social distance is not maintained. Asymptomatic spread of the virus can occur in gatherings of any size. The state has posted guidelines, which limit gatherings to no more than 10 people.

A Travel advisory is still in place for Connecticut, please follow the travel and quarantine guidance posted here

For more data and updates from ct.gov please see here

We continue to ask residents to practice social distancing when out in public, wear masks, and wash/sanitize hands frequently. Please see the state latest guidance here

**numbers collated from separate sources and are subject to change, please see the links provided for further information.

This press release was produced by the Town of Weston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.