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Restaurant owners say recent data released by the Connecticut Department of Public Health that appears to show COVID clusters centered on eateries doesn’t paint an accurate picture. It’s sparked yet more controversy in the continuing debate over dining during the pandemic. According to a release from the department dated Dec. 23, 2020, the total of epidemiologically linked clusters investigated by the state’s outbreak team was 84.
The most 21 clusters was reported around restaurants, with 19 at workplaces.
Chip Kohn, owner of Beachland Group in West Hartford, says the categorization is misleading.
“We need to be [classified as] a workplace spread because that’s what we are,” he said. “We spread like any other workplace. It’s really not going to our guests, to our customers, it’s going to our employees.”
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Southington restaurant reopens after employee tests positive for COVID
Southington restaurant reopens after employee tests positive for COVID
Anthony Jacks Wood Fired Grill, 30 Center St, Southington. | Advertisement
December 11, 2020 05:22PM By Jesse Buchanan, Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON â After closing for a few days to conduct tests and clean following a positive COVID test by an employee, Anthony Jackâs Wood Fired Grill reopened Friday for lunch.
The closure, tests and cleaning werenât required by the Plainville-Southington Regional Health District, but owners Barry DePaolo and Cheryl Moran said it was the best thing for everyone.
âIt wasnât a fun decision and wasnât an easy one, but we felt it was best under the circumstances,â Moran said.
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