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Covid-
19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Westport
A person at a Fairfield County elementary school has tested positive for COVID-19, causing the school to take special measures. On Monday, Nov. 2, Janna Sirowich, Principal of Coleytown Elementary School, announced by email to parents that the person has been instructed to quarantine at home. Upon learning of the positive COVID-19 case, the administration began immediate contact tracing. Those determined to be “close contacts," including the health office staff at Coleytown Elementary School, have been notified, Sirowich said. "These individuals spent a significant amount of time in the p…
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Covid-
19: NY Unveils New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers
All travelers from non-neighboring states planning to stay in New York for more than 24 hours will now be required to quarantine for at least three days and then test negative for COVID-19 and present proof of a negative test before leaving quarantine under a sweeping new policy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled the new policy on Saturday, Oct. 31. It replaces the former 14-day quarantine list for travelers from states or territories with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a sev…
Schools
Covid-
19: Employee Tests Positive At School District In Fairfield County
Another staff member at a Fairfield County school has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. In an email to parents on Thursday, Oct. 29, officials said that the Weston Intermediate School staffer's case was believed to be contracted off school grounds. The newest confirmed case came a day after nearly two dozen student-athletes at Weston High School were placed into quarantine due to possible exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “We received confirmation today that a staff member at Weston Intermediate School tested positive for COVID-19,” officials said. “The admi…
Schools
Covid-
19: Several Classrooms At CT School To Quarantine For Two Weeks
Some students and staff in a Connecticut elementary school will temporarily quarantine after potentially being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Ansonia Schools Superintendent Joseph DiBacco issued a memo to parents on Wednesday, Oct. 28 cautioning that someone tested positive inside Prendergast Elementary School who was last inside the building on Monday, Oct. 26. DiBacco said that after discussing with the Naugatuck Valley Health District and conferring with the state Department of Public Health, multiple classrooms in the school's "cohort A" will be quarantined for 14…
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Covid-
19: CT Releases Travel Advisory List With 40 States, Including Neighboring Massachusetts
With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country as the holiday season fast approaches, Connecticut has added three states - including neighboring Massachusetts - to its travel advisory list. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that California and Pennsylvania have also been added to the list, and travelers coming into the state will have to quarantine for 14 days due to high COVID-19 infection rates. There are now 40 states and two territories on Connecticut’s travel advisory list. No states were removed in the latest update. Officials have also asked for no non-essential tr…
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Covid-
19: NY Adds One State To Quarantine; Renews Non-Essential Travel Advisory To/From CT, NJ
With both Connecticut and New Jersey meeting the criteria to be added to New York's quarantine list for a second straight week, the state renewed its call discouraging non-essential travel to and from those neighboring states, as well as Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. One state -- California -- was added to the quarantine list on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from an area with a positive test rate hig…
Politics
Covid-
19: Norwalk Mayor Quarantines After Member Of Family Tests Positive
An elected official in Fairfield County is the latest to enter quarantine after potentially being exposed to COVID-19. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling has entered quarantine due to close contact to someone who tested positive for the virus, city officials announced on Sunday, Oct. 25, though he has tested negative for COVID-19 twice. There has been a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Norwalk, with more than 200 cases reported in the past two weeks, prompting state officials to dub it a “red alert” municipality. Earlier story - COVID-19: Number Of CT Red Alert Cities, Towns Climbs To 19 Whi…
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Covid-
19: New Cases Confirmed At School District In Fairfield County
A pair of schools in Northern Fairfield County have become the latest to deal with newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. The Ridgefield Public School District announced that Scotts Ridge Middle School and East Ridge Middle School were transitioning to remote learning on Monday, Oct. 26, after there were multiple positive cases confirmed in each school. The buildings will be closed to allow the district to complete contact tracing and to sanitize any areas that could have been exposed to the virus. There have also been confirmed cases at Ridgefield High School, which forced dozens into quarantin…
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Covid-
19: CT Revises Travel Advisory Guidelines Amid Increase In Cases
Connecticut is revising its travel advisory metrics to determine who has to quarantine upon arrival into the state. Initially, as part of a joint advisory with New York and New Jersey, a state with 10 cases per 100,000 people or a 10 percent positivity rate met the standards for being on the list. Under the new guidance, a state with 10 cases per 100,000 people and a 5 percent positivity rate will be added to the state's travel advisory list. The list of new states added is expected Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20. Had the change not been made, due to recent rises in positivity rates, both Conn…
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Covid-
19: New Infection Reported At School In Westport Days After Earlier Positive Case
There has been another confirmed positive COVID-19 case at a Fairfield County elementary school. In a message to parents on Sunday, Oct. 18, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice confirmed the new case reported at Long Lots Elementary School. The news comes days after a positive test was reported in the building, prompting the district to jump into action and begin contact tracing. Scarice said that the person infected was already under quarantine at home and will “continue to be excluded from the school environment,” until the case is resolved after at least two weeks. At least …
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Covid-
19: More Schools In Fairfield County Go Remote After Positive Cases
More schools in Fairfield County are transitioning to their distance learning models due to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Related story - COVID-19: 11 New Cases Lead To Quarantines For 60 At Norwalk Public Schools Kendall Elementary School in Norwalk canceled in-person classes on Monday, Oct. 19 to allow the district and Fairfield County Department of Health time to contact trace to determine if anyone else may have been exposed to the virus. New cases were also confirmed in Cranbury Elementary and West Rocks Middle School, officials said, forcing some students and staff members to ente…
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Covid-
19: 11 New Cases Lead To Quarantines For 60 At Norwalk Public Schools
There were 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period in the Norwalk Public School District, leading to quarantines for about 60 staff members and students. The period was from Thursday, Oct. 15 to Friday, Oct. 16, the district said. "The affected people have been instructed to remain home in self-isolation and have been provided with additional instructions to follow prior to returning to school," the district said in a statement. "Family members have also been instructed to contact their healthcare provider about getting tested." The district said that contact and exposur…
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