Wilton Coronavirus Update-3 New Cases, Altice (optimum) Ceo Responds And Detailed Case Data

Press release from the Town of Wilton:

August 21, 2020

August 21st – Highlights from the CT DPH report as of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, August 20th versus Wednesday, August 19th:

• Wilton: 3 new cases.
• Wilton: 8.1% of tests performed reported positive
• Statewide: 1.12% of tests performed reported positive.
• Hospitalized Patients: Statewide, 7-net patient increase. Fairfield County, 1-net patient increase
• Deaths: Statewide, 2, Fairfield County, 1

Four positive cases in two days is unusual for Wilton. With school starting in two weeks, we can’t let our guard down. Children need to be in school not only for their educational, social and emotional benefit, but also so parents can work. Having Connecticut schools open is critical to Connecticut’s economy.

Please follow the rules adopted to keep everyone safe. If you travel from an affected state or Puerto Rico or the Virgin Island, please self-quarantine for 14 days. Please, set the example. Please wear a mask when appropriate. Please teach your children to move back if someone without a mask gets too close. Please, don’t do things that undermine everyone’s efforts, such as allowing children to climb over the barriers to access playground equipment. Please be respectful to town and school employees working to keep us all safe. Thank you.

Today, the Chairman and CEO of Altice USA provided a commitment that his team would focus ASAP on Wilton’s outages and downed wires. We’ll stay on top of the situation. If you missed yesterday’s update, please take a look to learn about our efforts to hold Eversource accountable.

The Governor extended the moratorium on evictions until October 1st and increased funding for rental assistance.

Detailed Case Data:

The CT Data Center reported the following for Wilton as of 8:30 p.m. August 20th and versus the dates prior to the start of Phase 1 and Phase 2:

• 247 cases, 40 additional since June 16th and 47 since May 19th.
• 3,315 residents tested, 2,165 since June 16th and 2,565 since May 19th.
• 4,463 tests performed, 2,974 since June 16th .
• 42 deaths, 1 since June 16th and 5 since May 19th.

CT DPH reported the following for Fairfield County and Statewide as of 8:30 p.m. August 20th:

• 18,434 cases, 2,053 additional since 6/16 51,519 cases, 6,090 additional since 6/16
• 1,411 deaths, 59 additional since 6/16 4,458 deaths, 221 additional since 6/16
• 12 hospitalized, 56 less than 6/16 54 hospitalized, 132 less than 6/16

“You have to have responsibility for yourself but also a societal responsibility that you’re getting infected is not just you in a vacuum.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

If you have any questions, the fastest way to reach me is through email at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org. If you tag me on Facebook, it will get lost within the high volume of notices I receive from Facebook.

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman

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