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COVID-19 Updates – Thursday, March 19, 2020 – Note: We are providing our readers with updates on the COVID-19 situation as often as possible.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19. Please note there may be 100 unconfirmed cases for every confirmed case.
Connecticut COVID-19 Cases: 96 as of March 18, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
- Fairfield County: 69
- Hartford County: 11
- Litchfield County: 5
- Middlesex County: 1
- New Haven County: 10
Drive-through screening locations are listed farther down the page.
Middlebury Updates
Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, Middlebury Town Hall will be available by appointment only.
Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department buildings are closed to the public. The department will continue to respond to emergencies.
Middlebury Social Services – All programs including the elderly lunch program are suspended until further notice. The office will remain open and social services will be available for assistance. Transportation will be available for grocery shopping, medical appointments and to pick up medications. Please call 203 577-4166 with any questions or concerns
Middlebury Parks & Rec – All programs for the remainder of March are canceled. Town parks will not open until April 30, 2020. Activity dates listed in the Spring brochure are subject to change.
The Shepardson Community Center will be closed in the evening if there are no town meetings. All Scout groups and any other non-town function activities have been canceled.
Middlebury Public Library – The library is offering limited services confined to the “lobby” area between the outer and inner doors at the library. It is set up with rolling carts that hold books requested by patrons, coloring sheets for children, tax forms, and free jigsaw puzzles.
Patrons may request books through Select From Home Service between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The library staff will then place the books on the rolling carts for patrons to drop by and pick up between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Middlebury Restaurants – Local restaurants are limited to takeout and delivery, per order of our governor, as part of the effort to limit spread of COVID-19. Find a list of Middlebury restaurants offering takeout and or delivery here.
Business closings
The Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner send a letter March 17, 2020, urging all barbers, hairdressers, cosmetologist, nail technicians, estheticians, eyelash technicians and massage therapists to cease operations indefinitely to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
State Updates:
DMV – Beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, all Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) branch offices were closed to the public for the transaction of business until further notice. DMV is providing services online, through the mail and by phone. See list of services and daily status updates here.
All Connecticut driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, identity cards and permanent disability parking permits that expire between March 10, 2020, and June 8, 2020, are being offered an extension with no late fees.
Business Closings
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont ordered the following businesses to close
Large Shopping Malls – Brass Mill Center, Connecticut Post Mall, Crystal Mall, Danbury Fair Mall, Stamford Town Center,The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, the SoNo Collection, Westfarms Mall and both Westfield Malls except for businesses that have their own external entrances and exits, with restaurants offering takeout only.
Places of Public Amusement, indoor and outdoor – amusement rides, carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, aquariums, zoos, arcades, fairs, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys and other amusement attractions. An exception is made for public parks and open recreation areas.
Governor Ned Lamont also ordered:
Medicaid Telehealth Expanded – It now includes audio only telephone.
Read the full Executive Order 7F here.
Drive-through Screening
Saint Mary’s Hospital opened drive through COVID-19 screening Tuesday, March 17. It operates from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., seven days a week. The clinic is in the lower level of the visitor’s garage on Cole Street in Waterbury.
Those seeking a screening must have a physician’s order and proper identification to utilize the drive-up clinic. Physician’s order can be a paper copy or submitted electronically by the physician. Upon entering the drive-up clinic, patients will call the pre-registration number and be connected to a clinical staff member who will complete the registration. The screening process will be conducted by trained and protected clinicians.
Waterbury Hospital opened drive-through screening March 13. March 13. The sampling station is open at 68 Robbins Street (Emergency Department entrance) seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here is how it works for patients:
- A doctor’s order is required for sampling.
- Patients get swabbed right in their car and samples are sent outside for testing to a private lab.
- Patients go home to await results.
- Results are available within 3 to 5 days and all patients are asked to self-quarantine while awaiting results.
Region 15 Lunches
For information on picking up bagged lunches for Region 15 students, visit www.region15.org/content/2002/2658/9356.aspx. Click on “Food Services during School Closure.”
