Greenwich COVID-19 Update

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By Richard Kaufman

First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital President Diane Kelly gave their weekly COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday afternoon.

The Numbers

From last Wednesday though Jan. 19, Greenwich saw an increase of 157 cases — bringing the total number of Greenwich residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 3,062. As of Jan. 19, active cases were at 163, down 17 from last week. Total deaths in Greenwich from the pandemic increased, however, up four from last week, to 79.

Overall in Connecticut to date, there have been 232,219 COVID-19 cases, with 15,172 over the last week.

The Yale New Haven Health System is seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 patients. Specifically at Greenwich Hospital, as of Wednesday, there were 35 patients being treated in-house, up from 27 last week. Two of those 35 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit.

“It feels like not getting over that 40 number is the new plateau for this second wave. We have been hovering between the high 20’s and the mid 30’s for a couple of weeks now. I am hopeful that we’ll start to see this coming down as we see more and more frontline workers being vaccinated,” said Kelly. Greenwich Hospital has administered 2,000 vaccinations to its staff as of Wednesday.

“Social distancing is very prevalent, you see it everywhere. People are wearing their masks, people are being very careful. I do think that collectively our communities are coming together and we will get to the other side of this,” she added.

Update on Vaccination Clinics

Connecticut and the Town of Greenwich are preparing for Phase 1B of the massive vaccination distribution campaign.

Greenwich has entered into a partnership with Greenwich Hospital and Family Centers Inc. to open up three vaccination clinics in the eastern, central and western parts of town. More information from the town about those clinics is expected to be released on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Greenwich Hospital announced that they have partnered with Brunswick School to open a public vaccination clinic.

The clinic will be located on Brunswick’s campus at 1252 King Street. Vaccinations are by appointment only. Signage to be placed on King Street will clearly direct visitors to the clinic.

“Brunswick has been an amazing partner,” Kelly said in a release from Greenwich Hospital on Wednesday. “Our goal is to be able to vaccinate up to 1,000 people a day, safely and quickly, at this new site. We’re extremely grateful to Brunswick’s staff for allowing us to make this a reality so quickly.”

Connecticut residents may make an appointment on the Yale New Haven Health website: www.ynhhs.org/covidvaccine. More appointments are being added as the vaccine is made available to ensure a sufficient supply for all patients.

“We’re happy and eager to be of help to our community during this national emergency,” Brunswick School Head Thomas W. Philip said in the release. “And we’ve been so impressed with how professional and thorough every representative of Greenwich Hospital has been in the many meetings we’ve had to prepare for this initiative. We’re indeed fortunate to have an institution such as Greenwich Hospital in our community.”

Greenwich Hospital will be operating the Brunswick COVID vaccination site as well as another site at its West Putnam Medical Center, located at 500 West Putnam Ave., beginning on Jan. 25. All locations require an appointment, which can be made through MyChart or through the website above.

In the state of Connecticut, phase 1B officially began this week with the vaccinations of residents 75 and older who are not living in nursing homes. For more information on the phased rollout schedule, click here — or the state’s website here.

Yale New Haven Health patients who reside outside of Connecticut are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine in Connecticut if they qualify for vaccination under Connecticut’s guidelines. Those patients who receive their care in Connecticut can schedule an appointment at a community vaccination site here.

Camillo said a reverse 911 call will go out to residents on Thursday with information and details on the town vaccination clinics, which he hopes can start next week.

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