SHELTON — Three more people with COVID-19 have died in Shelton, according to information published Tuesday on the website of the Naugatuck Valley Health District.
“Today is another somber day for the Naugatuck Valley community,” Jessica Stelmaszek, the NVHD’s health director, said in a prepared statement.
“We offer our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to the families of three additional individuals who passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. Of the deceased, two were males in their 80s and one was a female in her 90s.”
A total of four people with COVID-19 have died in the health district’s jurisdiction. All four lived in Shelton.
The Shelton Herald published a story in which Shelton’s emergency management director indicates the virus is circulating in Shelton nursing homes and the general population.
Additional information about the cases has not been released. Update: Click here for a recorded audio interview with state Rep. Jason Perillo of Shelton.
“The health district is working in conjunction with state and local partners to obtain more information and will provide additional details as they become available,” Stelmaszek said.
The first Shelton death was reported by the health district March 26.
The latest number of positive tests per community (as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31):
Ansonia
17
(12 yesterday)
Beacon Falls
4
(2 yesterday)
Derby
9
(5 yesterday)
Naugatuck
16
(9 yesterday)
Seymour
11
(10 yesterday)
Shelton
48, 4 total deaths
(34 yesterday, with 1 death)
Total positives as of 4 p.m. Tuesday March 31: 105
Total deaths as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31: 4
Tuesday’s reporting from the Naugatuck Valley Health District included new information regarding how many negative tests are coming back locally.
That information is posted in the image below.
“NVHD has also started reporting the number of negative laboratory reports that we have received to date from various sources such as hospitals and the secure online electronic disease surveillance system that is used by the State Department of Public Health and local health departments. We will continue to update this column as we receive the reports,” Stelmaszek said.
