The Naugatuck Valley Health District reported 18 new positive COVID-19 cases between Friday (Oct. 2) and Monday (Oct. 5).
The information comes from a NVHD update issued Monday evening. It is embedded in full at the bottom of this post.
According to the health district, six new cases were reported in Shelton, five in Naugatuck, three in Ansonia, three in Derby, and one new case in Seymour.
The new cases included people as young as 10 years old, according to the health district.
Overall, the state’s COVID-19 rates (1.6 percent) is below the national average (4.6 percent), but New London County is at 3 percent. Click here for a summary from The CT Mirror.
Click here for a well-reported story from The Hartford Courant looking at the state’s uptick from the summer months. Note: the Courant may ask you to pay for its work, which is reasonable.
In addition, the NVHD distributed state guidelines regarding how people can be cautious on Halloween.
The Halloween document is embedded below.
Click here for similar guidelines from the CDC, a federal agency.
CT Halloween Guidance
Connecticut Halloween Guidance by The Valley Indy on Scribd
The Oct. 5 COVID-19 report from the Naugatuck Valley Health District is embedded below:
NVHD Oct. 5, 2020 COVID Update by The Valley Indy on Scribd
