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Today, Aaron Crook, RPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison reported that that two additional members of the Farmingville Elementary School community have tested positive for COVID-19.
One individual was in the FES building while potentially infectious to others on Monday, December 14 and one was in the building while potentially infectious to others on December 14, 15 and 16. In-school transmission cannot be ruled out in the second case. I have conferred with Town of Ridgefield Health Director, Ed Briggs, and RPS Medical Advisor, Dr. James Ahern, about these cases, and contact tracing is underway. Given the number of cases that have appeared in Farmingville in the last several days, we are recommending that anybody who has been in the Farmingville building since December 7th be tested for COVID-19, said Crook.
HAMPERS containing enough food and Christmas goodies to last 1,000 people for three days are set to be delivered to the door of families in crisis this festive season. Citygate Church is on track to deliver 200 hampers on Wednesday, December 23, thanks to a fleet of 70 drivers. Each parcel will also contain a toy voucher, along with a message of hope from the Bible. The Bournemouth church is appealing for more partners to help them to deliver this year s Christmas Hamper Appeal. Project leader Ed Briggs said: “We are so grateful to the local agencies, charities, businesses and community groups who are busy right now nominating families, pledging food, recruiting drivers or sponsoring hampers, but we would love some more to join with us to help those families suffering most over Christmas.”
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Ridgefield residents will be able to attend a COVID-19 Zoom meeting for an update on the town s current status and the start of drive-thru testing in town.
The meeting will take place online at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, and will include updates from the town s task force including scientists, doctors, communications specialists as well as Town Health Director, Ed Briggs, School Superintendent Susie Da Silva, and First Selectman Rudy Marconi.
Dr. Maher Madhoun, infectious disease doctor for Stamford Health will give an update on vaccines.
Questions may be sent in advance or during the presentation to pio@ridgefieldct.org.
COVID-19 cases at Farmingville School worry Ridgefield officials
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Farmingville School would have been closed for 14 due to COVID-19 cases there, but all Ridgefield schools are shuttered until January by the snowsotrm, four remote learning days, and then vacation.Macklin Reid / Hearst Connecticut Media
RIDGEFIELD Two new COVID-19 cases, both in the Farmingville Elementary School community, have Ridgefield school officials concerned about possible in-school transmission.
“At this time, due to a number of new cases at FES, potential in school transmission, and several symptomatic staff members awaiting test results we would be closing the FES building for a period of 14 days to prevent potential spread of COVID-19 within the building,” Aaron Crook, the schools’ COVID-19 liaison, wrote in an email late Wednesday afternoon.
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Ridgefield COVID Update
Ridgefield is currently reporting 9 new cases as of Monday, December 14 at 4 p.m. with ages of cases ranging from under one to 100. The majority of the cases fall in the 40-50 age range.
Testing
After last week’s town test site roll-out, the Yanity Gym site has increased its test appointments. Click
here to make an appointment.
Webinar on Thursday, Dec. 17
Infectious Disease Doctor Mayer Madhoun and Health Director Ed Briggs will talk about the upcoming vaccines during a town-wide webinar on Thursday, December 17 at 7 p.m. Panelists also include School Superintendent Susie Da Silva, Data Scientist Rick Lawrence and First Selectman Rudy Marconi. The Zoom webinar will also be on the Town website being streamed on the video page but will not be available on Comcast Channel 24.