Town Of Wilton Coronavirus Update Publishes Coronavirus For March 24

Press release from the Town of Wilton:

March 25, 2021

March 25th - "Due to an expected increase vaccine supply, all residents aged-16 and up will be eligible on April 1st, rather than on April 5th as previously announced. Forthcoming information is expected about a possible prioritization of those with medical conditions and newly eligible on April 1st .

1.1 million residents are newly eligible on April 1st. As with all other phases, appointments may not be immediately available.

Acceleration of Case Growth

Today's statewide 7-day average positivity rate of 3.7% is up more than 50% from the previous week’s rate. Wilton’s rate of case growth is also up. During the first three days of this week, Wilton averaged 6.33 cases per day versus 2.67 for the same three-day period in the two previous weeks.

The growth is presumably the result of the more contagious variants. Yesterday, my husband received a text from a business associate about his very recent experience with COVID. The individual lives in a neighboring community and has worked from home since last March. Five family members, two adults and three school-aged children. One COVID- positive child passed the virus to three of the four other family members. Two of the three were asymptomatic. The third went from one day feeling ill to five days in the hospital. Fortunately all are fine, but this is just one of many area stories of family spread and the varied impact within the family.

Exclusive of this week’s growth, Wilton still continued to remain a red zone community as did all of Southwest Connecticut. The 14-day average daily new cases for all area communities were up, with the exception of New Canaan, which experienced an increase in the prior week.

Vaccine Data

As of Monday evening, CT DPH reports:

• 33% of Wilton residents had received at least a first dose.
• 99% of Wilton residents aged 65 and up had received at least a first dose.
• 26.5% of Fairfield County residents had received at least a first dose

Case Information

The following is data as of 8:30 p.m. last night, from today’s CT DPH report versus yesterday’s March 23rd report.

Please practice the 5 W’s and behave as if you have the virus and as if those around you do as well.

5 W’s

• Watch your distance
• Wear a mask/face covering when you can’t maintain 6 feet of distance whether indoors or outside
• Walk, run or bike to the right in single file when passing another person on the NRVT, sidewalks and trails
• Wait to host indoor gatherings
• Wash your hands

If you have a question, please email me at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org."

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman

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