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March 9 COVID-19 Update: No New Cases in Lyme, Old Lyme Hold Cumulative Case Totals at 256,1040

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LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Wednesday, March 9, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health (CT DPH) shows no new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lyme or Old Lyme

The cumulative case total reported for Old Lyme on March 9 has actually fallen by one from the March 8 number to 1040, but this generally is corrected in a day or two.  The cumulative case total in Lyme remains at 256 for the fifth day.

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Thursday, March 10, around 4 p.m.

Local Summary

Prior to March 9, the last day that no new cases were reported in either Lyme or Old Lyme was March 4. That, in turn, was the first time since Thursday, Feb. 24, and the previous time before that when no new cases were reported in either town was Thursday, Dec. 12, 2021.

On the other side of the equation, however, when looking at the weekly report dated March 3 for the 10 member towns of the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), Old Lyme has the highest Daily Case Rate at 29.3% with 30 cases reported in the past two weeks ending March 3.

In contrast, however, Lyme, is in 10th and lowest place for Daily Case Rates at 0% with less than 5 cases reported in the past two weeks.

The next weekly LLHD report will be issued Thursday, March 10.

Statewide Situation – Daily Update

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Wednesday, March 9, fell marginally from 2.28% on March 8  to 2.07%.

On March 9, the number of COVID-related hospitalizations increased by 11 from 151 to 162.

Of those hospitalized that day, 70 (representing 43.2%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut held at 10,591, according to the New York Times.

Statewide Situation – Weekly Update

In very encouraging news, the March 3 COVID Case Rate map shows that the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates has fallen by 64 since last week to 23. This is a dramatic improvement from last week.

This number of 23 is equivalent to 13.6% of towns in the state, which remain in the Red Zone.

On March 2, the Hartford Courant noted that Old Lyme was the Connecticut municipality with the third highest rate of new COVID-19 cases, after Middletown and Brooklyn.

Five towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) remain in the Red Zone: Old Lyme, East Lyme, Ledyard, New London and Stonington.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 15th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is now in the Gray (lowest) Zone.

The CT DPH will issue an updated map of the zones Thursday, March 10 — the map is updated weekly on Thursdays.

The color-coded zones are:

  • Red: Indicates case rates over the last two weeks of greater than 15 per 100,000 population
  • Orange: Indicates case rates between 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 population
  • Yellow: Indicates case rates between 5 and 9 per 100,000 population
  • Gray: Indicates case rates lower than five per 100,000 population

Extracts from the Feb. 24, 2022 CT DPH report

As of March 2, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Feb. 23, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 172,677 (170,997)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut:  2,668,072 (2,655,982)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 6.47% (6.44%)

For the week beginning Feb. 20, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Feb. 06, 2022)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1 x greater (3.1 x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 17.5 x greater (8.4% x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 597 since Wednesday, Nov. 10, when the total stood at 443 — that number had stood unchanged for a week since the previous Thursday, Nov. 4.

On Aug. 26 — which was the day Lyme-Old Lyme Schools started the new academic year — Old Lyme’s cumulative case total stood at 372, meaning there have now been 669 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 142 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

Five towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone. In the past two weeks, Lyme has had less than 5 new cases while Old Lyme has reported 30 — the previous week’s numbers were 6 and 34.

In an email sent Thursday, March 3, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Based on surveillance data available in a new tool created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called COVID-19 Community Levels, the municipalities within Ledge Light Health District (and all of New London County) are currently classified as low, the “best” classification available based on these new metrics.”

He continues, “Community Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID cases in a specific geographical area. CDC recommends taking precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID based on Community Levels in your area.”

He adds, “In New London County, residents are advised to:

You can view the new tool by following this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html.

LLHD continues to focus our vaccination efforts on homebound populations and providing initial vaccinations and boosters to individuals who were vaccinated previously. Information about vaccination opportunities can be found at https://llhd.org/coronavirus-covid-19-situation/covid-19-vaccine/.”

An explanation of the new tool by Thomas Gotowka can be found at this link.

COVID testing opportunities can be found at COVID-19 Testing | Ledge Light Health District (llhd.org)

The following link provides centralized access to Connecticut COVID data: https://data.ct.gov/stories/s/COVID-19-data/wa3g-tfvc/

The next Ledge Light update is due Thursday, March 10, 2022.

Fatalities Due to COVID-19 in Lyme, Old Lyme

There has been one COVID-related fatality of a Lyme resident: a 57-year-old male passed away Nov. 16, 2021. On Nov. 30, the state finally included this fatality in its data

Four COVID-related fatalities have now been reported in Old Lyme. The first two fatalities from Old Lyme, which were reported in 2020, were a 61-year-old female and an 82-year-old male.

Details of the third and fourth fatalities, which were reported respectively in 2021 and on Feb. 4, 2022, have not been made available.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Update

Under new state protocols for schools, Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools are no longer required to carry out contact tracing , but LOL Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser said in a Feb. 17 email to the school community that, “Through the end of March we will continue to send daily COVID-19 case numbers for those who are interested in tracking this information.”

He added, “Beginning in April, we will report these numbers on a weekly basis.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below.

During Winter Break for LOL Schools, no case reporting was announced until Monday, Feb. 28. Schools are now back in session. One new case was reported on March 2 and another on March 3. No new cases were reported on March 4, 7, 8 or 9.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools closed Dec. 23, 2021 and reopened Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 after the winter break meaning no new cases were reported by the schools during that period. We are no longer including positive cases impacting LOL schools between Aug 26, 2021 (the first day of the 2021-22 academic school year) and Dec. 23, 2021 (the last day of school before winter break began), in this report. During that period contact tracing was still required.

View the full listing of cases during that period (8/26/21 – 12/23/21) at this link.

The listing below is the latest information that we have with the most recent cases first — there may have been further updates, however, which we have not yet received.

The following abbreviations are used in the lists below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten

Thursday, March 3
Total: LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, March 2
Total: LOLHS: 1

FEBRUARY 2022
Friday, Feb. 18: Total: LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Thursday, Feb. 17: Total: 1,  MC: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 16: Total: 6, LOLMS: 3
Monday, Feb. 14: Total: 6, LOLMS: 2, MC: 3, Lyme: 1
Sunday, Feb. 13: Total: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 1
Friday, Feb. 11: Total: 2, LOLHS: 1, CS: 1
Thursday, Feb. 10: Total: 2, Lyme: 1, CS: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 9: Total: 2, LOLHS: 1, MC: 1
Tuesday, Feb. 8: Total: 0
Monday, Feb. 7: Total: 3, Lyme: 1, MC: 1, CS: 1
Sunday, Feb. 6:Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Friday, Feb. 4: Total: 5, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, MC: 2
Thursday, Feb. 3: Total: 1, Lyme: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Total: 3, MC: 3
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Total: 1, MC: 1

JANUARY 2022
Monday, 1/31: Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1
Sunday, 1/30: Total: 1, Lyme: 1
Friday, 1/28: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Thursday, 1/27: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2
Wednesday, 1/26: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, MC: 2
Tuesday, 1/25: Total: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Monday, 1/24:Total: 9, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1
Sunday, 1/23:Total: 3, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2
Friday, 1/21:Total: 8, LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Thursday, 1/20: Total: 5, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3
Wednesday, 1/19: Total: 7, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1
Tuesday, 1/18: Total: 7, LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Monday, 1/17: Total: 6, Lyme: 4, MC: 2
Friday, 1/14: Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLHS: 1
Wednesday, 1/12: Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLMS: 1
Monday, 1/10: Total: 3, CS: 1, Lyme: 2
Sunday, 1/9: Total: 2, MC: 1, Lyme: 1
Friday, 1/7: Total: 1, MC: 1:
Thursday, 1/6: Total: 7, LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1
Wednesday, 1/5: Total: 14, LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4
Tuesday, 1/4: Total: 5, LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

Appointments Still Open for Blood Drive in Old Lyme Today

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Hundreds of Blood Drives Canceled due to Storms, Now Urgent Need for Blood Donations 

OLD LYME — On Wednesday, March 9, a Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme at 2 Ferry Rd.

As severe winter storms continue to move through the country, the American Red Cross asks members of the community to schedule the earliest-available blood or platelet donation appointments in their area once it is safe to give.

Dangerous snow and ice conditions have contributed to over 600 blood drive cancellations since the beginning of the year, resulting in about 17,500 uncollected blood and platelet donations, including around 100 donations uncollected in Connecticut.

Since the Red Cross issued its first-ever blood crisis in January, thousands of generous donors have come forward to give, but patient care remains at risk. The threat of winter weather continues − as well as ongoing complications posed by the omicron variant – and could further complicate efforts to rebuild the blood supply.

More donors are needed to make appointments now for the weeks ahead to help ensure accident victims, cancer patients and new mothers experiencing complicated childbirths have access to lifesaving blood product transfusions without delay.

Make an appointment to give blood or platelets by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Old Lyme Girls Bow Out of State Tourney, But With Heads Held High

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Wildcat senior Megan Loflin advances towards the hoop preparing to make a lay-up. All photos by A. Fenton.

OLD LYME — In the words of their coach Don Bugbee, “The [Old Lyme] girls played their hearts out against a very talented and deep Immaculate team,” on Tuesday evening, but at the final buzzer of the the CIAC Class S Girls quarter-final game, the scoreboard read 53-43 in favor of Immaculate.

Senior Melanie Warren #11 contests a shot.

Playing at home, the girls put up a determined fight and were ahead 17-15 at the end of the first  quarter. The battle then began in earnest and the ‘Cats were behind 27-25 at the half, and then 38-31 at the end of the third quarter.

Senior Ali Kyle sinks a three-pointer for Old Lyme.

Although Old Lyme was seeded #10 and Immaculate #15, the two teams are hardly evenly matched. According to Mike Mauro in an article published March 8 in The Day, “[Immaculate’s] school website lists that it attracts students from 26 towns and two states [and t]his season, Immaculate’s schedule allowed it to play nine different schools of Class L or LL designation. Old Lyme played one.”

Junior Alexis Fenton with ball sets the play.

 Top Old Lyme scorers were freshman Kate Walsh with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals, junior Alexis Fenton with 14 points and senior Megan Loflin with 13 points, 15 rebounds and two steals.

Bugbee told LymeLine by email after the game, “We had an outstanding season overall when you step back and look at it.” Describing the team as an, “Outstanding group of girls,” he concluded proudly, “My thanks and appreciation for what they did all season goes out to each one of them. It was my privilege to coach them.”

March 8 COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Case Total to 1041, Lyme Holds at 256 for Fourth Day

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LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Tuesday, March 8, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health (CT DPH) shows two new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme and none in Lyme.

This means the cumulative case total for Old Lyme rises to 1041 while the equivalent number in Lyme remains at 256 for the fourth day.

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Wednesday, March 9, around 4 p.m.

Local Summary

March 4 was the last day that no new cases were reported in either Lyme or Old Lyme since Thursday, Feb. 24 — the previous time before that when no new cases were reported in either town was Thursday, Dec. 12, 2021.

On the other side of the equation, however, when looking at the weekly report dated March 3 for the 10 member towns of the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), Old Lyme has the highest Daily Case Rate at 29.3% with 30 cases reported in the past two weeks ending March 3.

In contrast, however, Lyme, is in 10th and lowest place for Daily Case Rates at 0% with less than 5 cases reported in the past two weeks.

The next weekly LLHD report will be issued Thursday, March 10.

Statewide Situation – Daily Update

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Tuesday, March 8, fell marginally from 2.81% on March 7 to 2.28%.

On March 8, the number of COVID-related hospitalizations increased by six from 145 to 151.

Of those hospitalized that day, 68 (representing 45.0%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut rose to 10,591, according to the New York Times.

Statewide Situation – Weekly Update

In very encouraging news, the March 3 COVID Case Rate map shows that the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates has fallen by 64 since last week to 23. This is a dramatic improvement from last week.

This number of 23 is equivalent to 13.6% of towns in the state, which remain in the Red Zone.

On March 2, the Hartford Courant noted that Old Lyme was the Connecticut municipality with the third highest rate of new COVID-19 cases, after Middletown and Brooklyn.

Five towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) remain in the Red Zone: Old Lyme, East Lyme, Ledyard, New London and Stonington.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 15th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is now in the Gray (lowest) Zone.

The CT DPH will issue an updated map of the zones Thursday, March 10 — the map is updated weekly on Thursdays.

The color-coded zones are:

  • Red: Indicates case rates over the last two weeks of greater than 15 per 100,000 population
  • Orange: Indicates case rates between 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 population
  • Yellow: Indicates case rates between 5 and 9 per 100,000 population
  • Gray: Indicates case rates lower than five per 100,000 population

Extracts from the Feb. 24, 2022 CT DPH report

As of March 2, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Feb. 23, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 172,677 (170,997)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut:  2,668,072 (2,655,982)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 6.47% (6.44%)

For the week beginning Feb. 20, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Feb. 06, 2022)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1 x greater (3.1 x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 17.5 x greater (8.4% x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 598 since Wednesday, Nov. 10, when the total stood at 443 — that number had stood unchanged for a week since the previous Thursday, Nov. 4.

On Aug. 26 — which was the day Lyme-Old Lyme Schools started the new academic year — Old Lyme’s cumulative case total stood at 372, meaning there have now been 669 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 142 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

Five towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone. In the past two weeks, Lyme has had less than 5 new cases while Old Lyme has reported 30 — the previous week’s numbers were 6 and 34.

In an email sent Thursday, March 3, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Based on surveillance data available in a new tool created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called COVID-19 Community Levels, the municipalities within Ledge Light Health District (and all of New London County) are currently classified as low, the “best” classification available based on these new metrics.”

He continues, “Community Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID cases in a specific geographical area. CDC recommends taking precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID based on Community Levels in your area.”

He adds, “In New London County, residents are advised to:

You can view the new tool by following this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html.

LLHD continues to focus our vaccination efforts on homebound populations and providing initial vaccinations and boosters to individuals who were vaccinated previously. Information about vaccination opportunities can be found at https://llhd.org/coronavirus-covid-19-situation/covid-19-vaccine/.”

An explanation of the new tool by Thomas Gotowka can be found at this link.

COVID testing opportunities can be found at COVID-19 Testing | Ledge Light Health District (llhd.org)

The following link provides centralized access to Connecticut COVID data: https://data.ct.gov/stories/s/COVID-19-data/wa3g-tfvc/

The next Ledge Light update is due Thursday, March 10, 2022.

Fatalities Due to COVID-19 in Lyme, Old Lyme

There has been one COVID-related fatality of a Lyme resident: a 57-year-old male passed away Nov. 16, 2021. On Nov. 30, the state finally included this fatality in its data

Four COVID-related fatalities have now been reported in Old Lyme. The first two fatalities from Old Lyme, which were reported in 2020, were a 61-year-old female and an 82-year-old male.

Details of the third and fourth fatalities, which were reported respectively in 2021 and on Feb. 4, 2022, have not been made available.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Update

Under new state protocols for schools, Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools are no longer required to carry out contact tracing , but LOL Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser said in a Feb. 17 email to the school community that, “Through the end of March we will continue to send daily COVID-19 case numbers for those who are interested in tracking this information.”

He added, “Beginning in April, we will report these numbers on a weekly basis.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below.

During Winter Break for LOL Schools, no case reporting was announced until Monday, Feb. 28. Schools are now back in session. One new case was reported on March 2 and another on March 3. No new cases were reported on March 4, 7 or 8.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools closed Dec. 23, 2021 and reopened Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 after the winter break meaning no new cases were reported by the schools during that period. We are no longer including positive cases impacting LOL schools between Aug 26, 2021 (the first day of the 2021-22 academic school year) and Dec. 23, 2021 (the last day of school before winter break began), in this report. During that period contact tracing was still required.

View the full listing of cases during that period (8/26/21 – 12/23/21) at this link.

The listing below is the latest information that we have with the most recent cases first — there may have been further updates, however, which we have not yet received.

The following abbreviations are used in the lists below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten

Thursday, March 3
Total: LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, March 2
Total: LOLHS: 1

FEBRUARY 2022
Friday, Feb. 18: Total: LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Thursday, Feb. 17: Total: 1,  MC: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 16: Total: 6, LOLMS: 3
Monday, Feb. 14: Total: 6, LOLMS: 2, MC: 3, Lyme: 1
Sunday, Feb. 13: Total: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 1
Friday, Feb. 11: Total: 2, LOLHS: 1, CS: 1
Thursday, Feb. 10: Total: 2, Lyme: 1, CS: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 9: Total: 2, LOLHS: 1, MC: 1
Tuesday, Feb. 8: Total: 0
Monday, Feb. 7: Total: 3, Lyme: 1, MC: 1, CS: 1
Sunday, Feb. 6:Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Friday, Feb. 4: Total: 5, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, MC: 2
Thursday, Feb. 3: Total: 1, Lyme: 1
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Total: 3, MC: 3
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Total: 1, MC: 1

JANUARY 2022
Monday, 1/31: Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1
Sunday, 1/30: Total: 1, Lyme: 1
Friday, 1/28: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1
Thursday, 1/27: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2
Wednesday, 1/26: Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, MC: 2
Tuesday, 1/25: Total: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Monday, 1/24:Total: 9, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1
Sunday, 1/23:Total: 3, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2
Friday, 1/21:Total: 8, LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Thursday, 1/20: Total: 5, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3
Wednesday, 1/19: Total: 7, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1
Tuesday, 1/18: Total: 7, LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2
Monday, 1/17: Total: 6, Lyme: 4, MC: 2
Friday, 1/14: Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLHS: 1
Wednesday, 1/12: Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLMS: 1
Monday, 1/10: Total: 3, CS: 1, Lyme: 2
Sunday, 1/9: Total: 2, MC: 1, Lyme: 1
Friday, 1/7: Total: 1, MC: 1:
Thursday, 1/6: Total: 7, LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1
Wednesday, 1/5: Total: 14, LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4
Tuesday, 1/4: Total: 5, LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

Lyme, Old Lyme Boards of Selectmen Lift Mask Mandates in Town Buildings

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LYME/OLD LYME — The Lyme Board of Selectmen has announced that, effective March 1, masks will be recommended to be worn in Town facilities by all employees and visitors, but no longer required.  In addition:

  • Town board and commission chairs have the authority to set mask-wearing rules for their committee meetings and to continue with virtual or hybrid meetings.
  • Individual employees have the authority to set mask rules in their offices and facilities.
  • Organizations using Town facilities may set their own masking rules.

The Old Lyme Board of Selectmen has also voted to remove the mask mandate for Town buildings as of March 7. Masks are now optional at Old Lyme Town Hall.,