This morning, Bethel First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker provided the community with a COVID update reporting that 80% of the State is now in the Red Zone due to the significant rise in cases.
Knickerbocker also said that free testing is available.
"The Connecticut Institute for Communities (CIFC), in partnership with the State of Connecticut, is offering regularly scheduled drive-through testing for our area at their center at 120 Main Street in Danbury. The next test dates are Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9am to 1pm, Monday, Nov. 16 from 1pm to 4pm and Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 1pm to 4pm. A doctor's order is not required."
You can see the full test schedule for the remainder of November by clicking here.
Please read this important update below:
It is an unfortunate fact that the long-predicted "second wave" of the Coronavirus is upon us, nationally, statewide and here in Bethel. In Connecticut, 80% of the state's population is now in the "red zone" with 15 or more daily cases per 100,000 residents and hospitalizations are rising again. Bethel's average daily rate of infection has climbed to 20.7 cases per 100,000 (see map below, and click here to access the interactive map on the state website).
In recent months, medical and health officials have learned new facts that we can use to help keep us and our families safe:
- The most common venue for transmission of the virus is in homes and social gatherings. While we all need to be careful no matter where we are, the basic precautions apply to in-home settings just as much, maybe more.
- Data from newly released studies have reaffirmed the fact that wearing a mask is still the single most effective means of preventing infection. It protects the wearer and everyone around them from each other.
- While you wear your mask, please don't forget the other basics: keeping your distance from others, thorough hand sanitizing and disinfecting frequently used surfaces in your home and work areas.