According to the mayor, the city has three mass vaccine sites; Connecticut Institute for Communities, Danbury s Public Health Department, and the Danbury Fair Mall. The city is also working with community groups and organizations to help people book appointments and setting up vaccine clinics. There s just a multitude of smaller operations that are happening around the city, said Cavo. As agencies contact us and want to come here and service the needs of the public we ve been open and helpful.
Despite the number of people getting vaccinated, city leaders are concerned about the positive rate which sits at 6.4%. Leaders are also asking the public to keep their guard up.
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It was one year ago this week that the first COVID-19 case showed up in Danbury. This week, Mayor Joe Cavo fills us in on what went on behind the scenes when the pandemic hit home.
The Mayor also gives us an update on how the city is getting the vaccine to the people and the future of the Dorothy Day Homeless Shelter.
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It s been a year since the first COVID-19 case in Danbury and I know you were part of the team along with Mayor Mark that were the first to have to deal with it, so what was going on in city hall when you learned of that first case?
Danbury Hospital eases visitor rules as COVID rates decline
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Kyle DeLucia, Owner of K&J Tree Service, and his crew set up a crane at the entrance to Danbury Hospital with a 50 foot American flag and a giant Thank You sign to show their appreciation to the hospital staff serving the community during the covid pandemic. Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
DANBURY With COVID-19 rates declining, Danbury Hospital is allowing family members to visit their loved ones beginning Tuesday.
“We just can t wait to be more fully open for our patients and our families,” said Andrea Rynn, spokeswoman for Nuvance Health, the seven-hospital system that includes Danbury Hospital. “We recognize it’s been hard on them.”
Fairfield County’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site, and fourth in the state, opened up at the Danbury Fair Mall on Thursday, March 4.Operated by Community Health Center, Inc., the new site at the mall will be a six-lane drive-thru vac…