Ledge Light Health District Releases Coronavirus Numbers

NEW LONDON, CT — The Ledge Light Health District has released town-by-town numbers for COIVD-19 cases as the virus continues to surge across the state.

The district wrote in a statement: "Our contact tracers continue to report that they have observed many instances of family and social gathering connections. We are also seeing a significant number of cases associated with sporting events, as well as person to person transmission within foodservice establishments; these foodservice cases have been almost exclusively employee to employee, rather than employee to patron. Cases associated with schools and long-term care facilities remain relatively low."

Here are the number of new cases in the last two weeks for all health district towns:

East Lyme: 24

Groton: 88

Ledyard: 41

Lyme: <5

New London: 171

North Stonington: 14

Old Lyme: 13

Stonington: 29

Waterford: 45

See related: 'Deteriorate:' Over 2,700 New Coronavirus Cases In CT

The health district wrote in a tweet that its offices will be closed to the public. People who wish to get in touch with Ledge Light Health District should go to the online portal or call 860-448-4882.