COVID-19 Testing in Ridgefield on Saturday
Town-wide testing for current evidence of COVID-19 for all residents will take place Saturday, May 30 at Parks and Recreation Center, located at 195 Danbury Road from 11 am to 3 pm (last appointment time 2:30.) No prescription is required.
o Preregistration is recommended by clicking here.
Be sure to bring Driver License (or other proof of CT residency-bill with your name, School ID, etc. Note: the time may be different from the time indicated during registration.
o When registering, under Visit Info, go to the Reason for the Visit drop-down menu by clicking the arrow to the right, you must select "COVID19 Ridgefield Resident."
Enter your personal and insurance information there. If uninsured, additional steps will be required at the time of the testing. Follow the instructions in the pale blue box to verify the phone number you provided. Once complete, an onscreen confirmation will appear and an email will arrive later.
Ignore the Danbury address listed and plan to proceed to the Parks and Recreation Center, located at 195 Danbury Road. It is not necessary to register for the portal.
o The tests are first come/registered, first served. There will be very limited tests for non-registered Ridgefield residents, so please register in advance.
On the day of the test, you must bring your license and insurance card! (a copy of both will help speed up the check-in process).
COVID-19 Testing/Results
Currently, State information on COVID-19 testing is difficult to interpret because it combines various classifications of test results—positive, presumptive positive, probable positive, suspected positives, and positive for antibodies.
On May 26, the Town Health Department cleaned up the state numbers for Ridgefield and determined that the town’s cumulative number of positive tests is 173 (not including deaths which are currently at 42).
That morning the State reported 215 cumulative positive tests in Ridgefield. Later that day, the State reported Ridgefield had over 240 positive tests. That number included all the various categories of “positive” discussed above.
“Unfortunately," says Health Director Ed Briggs, “there is no actionable information in these reports. The data we watch are the numbers of people hospitalized and that number has been decreasing steadily.”
First Selectman Rudy Marconi says that the State is working to implement the more sophisticated testing data, but meanwhile, Ridgefield will suspend giving out daily numbers until it is more relevant. Those interested in the state’s numbers can visit: www.ct.gov.
Director Briggs asks Ridgefielders to avoid calling the Health Department for statistics. “We are devoting all of our time to inspections and supporting critical town businesses and agencies as they plan and execute safe reopening. Every minute we spend trying to explain the generalities in the state numbers takes us away from our health mission."