Latest COVID-19 Data From The Naugatuck Valley Health District

The number of people testing positive for the COVID-19 virus has just about doubled compared to the data released Friday, according to information released Monday by the Naugatuck Valley Health District.

However, the NVHD said also Monday’s results include the results of tests that were conducted March 16.

Here is the list:

Ansonia: 12
(On Friday, Ansonia had 3 positive cases)

Beacon Falls: 2
(On Friday, Beacon Falls had 1 case)

Derby: 5
(On Friday, Derby had 3 cases)

Naugatuck: 9
(On Friday, Naugatuck had 7 cases)

Oxford: Click here, scroll down.

Seymour: 10
(On Friday, Seymour had 5 cases)

Shelton: 34 (with 1 previously reported death)
(On Friday, Shelton had 18 cases)

Total: 72
(On Friday, the total was 37)

The Naugatuck Valley Health District also released the following age-range graph:

Jessica Stelmaszek, the NVHD’s health director, released a prepared statement with Monday’s data.

“During the last 24 hours, NVHD has received a significant amount of reports of positive COVID-19 cases among residents. Some of these reports were for testing performed as far back as March 16, 2020 and as recent as March 25, 2020,” the statement reads.

“For individuals who are inpatient at acute care hospitals and test positive, the hospital will lead their investigation but are still counted in this report under their residence town. Also counted in this report are individuals who reside at assisted living facilities and/or nursing homes. Those investigations are led by the State Department of Public Health (DPH) and the State Facility Licensing and Investigation Section (FLIS). NVHD will continue to reach out to community members who test positive for COVID-19 that do not meet the above criteria.”

(The Valley Indy emailed Monday asking if any people in assisted-living facilities or nursing homes have tested positive in the lower Naugatuck Valley, and, if so, for the town or towns where the facilities are located. The Valley Indy has also invited the health district on its podcast to talk about the data)

The rest of the statement is as follows:

“Residents should continue to heed the advice of their chief elected officials and stay home as much as possible and continue to practice social distancing to avoid exposure and further spread of the virus.

We are very hopeful that some of our residents will start meeting criteria to come out self-isolation. Most individuals in CT will not have a test to determine if they are still contagious. People with COVID-19 who have stayed home (home isolated) can stop home isolation under the following conditions.”

They have had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
AND
other symptoms have improved (for example, when cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND
at least 7 days have passed since their symptoms first appeared.

The Naugatuck Valley Health District updates the local data here.

Latest from the state Health Department:

As of March 30, 2020, a total of 2571 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported among Connecticut residents.

Five hundred and seventeen patients are currently hospitalized.

Thirty-six residents have died.

Better views of the map are available here.