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Feb. 4 Daily COVID-19 Update: Fourth COVID-Related Fatality Reported in Old Lyme; Three New Cases in OL, One in Lyme

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LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows three new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme taking the town’s cumulative case total from 979 to 982.

There was also one new case in Lyme raising the cumulative total of cases there from 243 to 244.

Sadly, the report also notes a fourth COVID-related death in Old Lyme. No other details of this fatality are provided.

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Monday, Feb. 7, around 4 p.m.

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.

Statewide Data

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Friday, Feb. 4, rose marginally to 6.58% from Thursday’s number of 6.57% and COVID-related hospitalizations decreased by 84 to 785.

Of those hospitalized, 401 (representing 52.1%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut held at 10,083. (Source: NYTimes.com)

In the new Feb. 3 COVID Case rate map published in our Feb. 3 Daily COVID-19 Update, the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates has fallen by one since last week to 167, leaving two towns in the state — Canaan and Norfolk — not in the Red Zone. This number of 167 is equivalent to 98.8 percent of towns in the state.

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) are in the Red Zone.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 11th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is in the Red Zone for the 9th week in succession.

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

Extracts from the Feb. 3, 2022 CT DPH report

As of Jan. 26, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 19, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 150,141 (115,021)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 2,569,296 (2,540,829)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 5.84% (4.53%)

For the week beginning Jan. 16, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 9, 2021)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1x greater (3.4x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 12.9x greater (18.6x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 539 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 610 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 130 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone.

In an email sent Thursday, Feb. 3, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Although the number of new cases and hospitalizations continues to decrease, we are still experiencing high average daily case rates and a continued focus on preventing transmission is important.

He continues, “Ledge Light Health District advises all businesses and community members take direct steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in your business, home, and place of work. We encourage all businesses within our communities to adopt masking policies for employees and customers, regardless of vaccination status.”

Finally, he states, “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/.”

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, Feb. 10, 2022.

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 Jan. 4 email to the school community that he, “… will continue to notify the school community of any positive cases of COVID-19 that impact the schools.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below. On Friday, Feb. 4, five new cases were reported in LOL Schools.

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 list below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten.

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

Monday, Jan. 31
Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1

Sunday, Jan. 30
Total: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 28
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 27
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2

Wednesday, Jan. 26
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, MC: 2

Tuesday, Jan. 25
Total: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 24
Total: 9, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1

Sunday, Jan. 23
Total: 3, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2

Friday, Jan. 21
Total: 8, LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Thursday, Jan. 20
Total: 5, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3

Wednesday, Jan.19
Total: 7, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Total: 7, LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 17
Total: 6, Lyme: 4, MC: 2

Friday, Jan. 14
Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLMS: 1

Monday, Jan. 10
Total: 3, CS: 1, Lyme: 2

Sunday, Jan. 9
Total: 2, MC: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 7
Total: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 6
Total: 7, LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 5
Total: 14, LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4

Tuesday, Jan. 4
Total: 5, LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

Feb. 3 Daily COVID-19 Update: All CT Towns, Except Two, Still Red for Case Rates, But Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Down

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This map, updated Feb. 3, 2022 shows the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks. Both Lyme and Old Lyme remain in the Red (highest) Zone. The only towns in the Gray (lowest) Zone are Canaan and Norfolk. Only cases among persons living in community settings are included in this map; the map does not include cases among people who reside in nursing home, assisted living, or correctional facilities. Map: Ver 12.1.2020 Source: CT Department of Public Health Get the data Created with Datawrapper.

11 New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Total to 979, One in Lyme Raises Total There to 243

LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows 11 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme taking the town’s cumulative case total from 968 to 979.

There was also one new case in Lyme raising the cumulative total of cases there from 242 to 243.

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Friday, Feb. 4, around 4 p.m.

Statewide Data

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Thursday, Feb. 3, fell to 6.57% from Wednesday’s number of 7.43% and COVID-related hospitalizations decreased by 66 to 869.

Of those hospitalized, 456 (representing 52.5%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut held at 10,083. (Source: NYTimes.com) In an article by Susan Haigh of the Associated Press and published Feb. 1, in the Hartford Courant Dr. David Emmel, chairman of the Connecticut Medical Society’s legislative committee is quoted as saying that breaking the 10,000 total number of deaths in the state is a, “very sad statistic” [and] “what’s even more discouraging is that people are continuing to die when they don’t have to because most of them, almost all them, are people who are unvaccinated.”

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

In the new Feb. 3 COVID Case rate map above, the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates has fallen by one since last week to 167, leaving two towns in the state — Canaan and Norfolk — not in the Red Zone. This number of 167 is equivalent to 98.8 percent of towns in the state.

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) are in the Red Zone.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 11th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is in the Red Zone for the 9th week in succession.

Extracts from the Feb. 3, 2022 CT DPH report

As of Jan. 26, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 19, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 150,141 (115,021)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 2,569,296 (2,540,829)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 5.84% (4.53%)

For the week beginning Jan. 16, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 9, 2021)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1x greater (3.4x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 12.9x greater (18.6x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 536 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 607 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 129 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone.

In an email sent Thursday, Feb. 3, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Although the number of new cases and hospitalizations continues to decrease, we are still experiencing high average daily case rates and a continued focus on preventing transmission is important.

He continues, “Ledge Light Health District advises all businesses and community members take direct steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in your business, home, and place of work. We encourage all businesses within our communities to adopt masking policies for employees and customers, regardless of vaccination status.”

Finally, he states, “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/.”

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, Feb. 10, 2022.

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 Jan. 4 email to the school community that he, “… will continue to notify the school community of any positive cases of COVID-19 that impact the schools.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below. On Thursday, Feb. 3, one new case was reported in LOL Schools.

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 list below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten.

Thursday, Feb. 3
Total: 1, Lyme: 1

Wednesday, Feb. 2
Total: 3, MC: 3

Tuesday, Feb. 1
Total: 1, MC: 1

Monday, Jan. 31
Total: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1

Sunday, Jan. 30
Total: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 28
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 27
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2

Wednesday, Jan. 26
Total: 3, LOLHS: 1, MC: 2

Tuesday, Jan. 25
Total: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 24
Total: 9, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1

Sunday, Jan. 23
Total: 3, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2

Friday, Jan. 21
Total: 8, LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Thursday, Jan. 20
Total: 5, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3

Wednesday, Jan.19
Total: 7, LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Total: 7, LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 17
Total: 6, Lyme: 4, MC: 2

Friday, Jan. 14
Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Total: 3, MC: 2, LOLMS: 1

Monday, Jan. 10
Total: 3, CS: 1, Lyme: 2

Sunday, Jan. 9
Total: 2, MC: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 7
Total: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 6
Total: 7, LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 5
Total: 14, LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4

Tuesday, Jan. 4
Total: 5, LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

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

Three COVID-related fatalities have 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, which was reported in 2021, have not been made available.

Old Lyme Girls Pull Off Major Come-Back to Defeat St. Bernard

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Old Lyme Senior Megan Loflin, who tallied a total of 22 points in the game, scores from the free-throw line. All photos by Andrea Fenton.

OLD LYME —Playing away in the Powers gym at Montville, the Old Lyme girls staged a gritty come-back on Wednesday evening against a resilient St Bernard group, finally securing a 46-39 victory.

The Wildcats were down 26-16 at half-time but, in a determined effort by the whole team, held the Saints to only 13 points in the second half, while themselves scoring a remarkable 30 points.

Melanie Warren shoots successfully from the free throw line.

Old Lyme Senior Megan Loflin played an outstanding game scoring 22 points and making 13 rebounds while Junior Alexis Fenton not only added 12 points but also went 7 for 8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.

Alexis Fenton sinks a three-pointer against St. Bernard during the final quarter.

Coach Bugbee commented after the game, “We did not play to our potential in the first half of the game, and we were down by 10 at the half.”

Somewhat tongue in cheek, Bugbee continued, “After a ‘spirited’ halftime talk [from him], the girls regrouped and outscored the opponent 30-13 in the second half for the win.”

He summarized the game’s outcome, saying, “Second half point production, solid team defense and making foul shots were the differences in the end.”

Old Lyme’s record is now 8-6.

The girls face Portland tonight away with JV tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m.

The Old Lyme boys were defeated 46-81 by Waterford on Tuesday evening. John Almy was top scorer for the Wildcats scoring 11 points and making three rebounds, while Nick Cox notched eight points.

Feb. 1 Daily COVID Update: Encouraging News for LOL; One New Case in Old Lyme Takes Cumulative Total to 964, Lyme Holds at 238 with No New Cases

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LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows encouraging news for Lyme and Old Lyme with only one new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme and none in Lyme.

The single case in Old Lyme takes the town’s total of cumulative cases from 963 to 964. Lyme‘s cumulative total holds steady at 238. 

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Wednesday, Feb. 2, around 4 p.m.

Statewide Data

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Monday, Jan. 31, rose to 8.68% from Friday’s number of 7.33% but COVID-related hospitalizations decreased by 56 to 995. This is the first time this month that hospitalizations have fallen below 1,000.

Of those hospitalized, 538 (representing 54.1%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut continued its upward trend rising to 10,076. (Source: NYTimes.com) In an article by Susan Haigh of the Associated Press and published Feb. 1, in the Hartford Courant Dr. David Emmel, chairman of the Connecticut Medical Society’s legislative committee is quoted as saying that breaking the 10,000 total number of deaths in the state is a, “very sad statistic” [and] “what’s even more discouraging is that people are continuing to die when they don’t have to because most of them, almost all them, are people who are unvaccinated.”

The CT DPH will issue an updated map of the zones Thursday, Feb. 3 — the map is updated weekly on Thursdays.

As we reported in our Thursday, Jan. 27  COVID-19 Daily Data Report, the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates remains at 168, leaving only one town in the state — Canaan — not in the Red Zone. This number of 168 is equivalent to 99.4 percent of towns in the state.

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) are in the Red Zone.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 10th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is in the Red Zone for the 8th week in succession.

Extracts from the Jan. 27, 2022 CT DPH report

As of Jan. 26, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 19, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 150,141 (115,021)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 2,569,296 (2,540,829)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 5.84% (4.53%)

For the week beginning Jan. 16, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 9, 2021)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1x greater (3.4x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 12.9x greater (18.6x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 521 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 592 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 124 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone.

In an email sent Friday, Jan. 28, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Although the number of new cases and hospitalizations continues to decrease, we are still experiencing high average daily case rates and a continued focus on preventing transmission is important.

He continues, “Ledge Light Health District advises all businesses and community members take direct steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in your business, home, and place of work. We encourage all businesses within our communities to adopt masking policies for employees and customers, regardless of vaccination status.”

Finally, he states, “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/.”

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, Feb. 3, 2022.

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 Jan. 4 email to the school community that he, “… will continue to notify the school community of any positive cases of COVID-19 that impact the schools.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, one new case was reported in LOL Schools.

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 list below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten.

Tuesday, Feb. 1
Total: 1
MC: 1

Monday, Jan. 31
Total: 2
LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1

Sunday, Jan. 30
Total: 1
Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 28
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 27
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2

Wednesday, Jan. 26
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, MC: 2

Tuesday, Jan. 25
Total: 4
LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 24
Total: 9
LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1

Sunday, Jan. 23
Total: 3:
LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2

Friday, Jan. 21
Total: 8
LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Thursday, Jan. 20
Total: 5
LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3

Wednesday, Jan.19
Total: 7
LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Total: 7
LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 17
Total: 6
Lyme: 4, MC: 2

Friday, Jan. 14
Total: 3
MC: 2, LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Total: 3
MC: 2, LOLMS: 1

Monday, Jan. 10
Total: 3
CS: 1, Lyme: 2

Sunday, Jan. 9
Total: 2
MC: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 7
Total: 1
MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 6
Total: 7
LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 5
Total: 14
LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4

Tuesday, Jan. 4
Total: 5
LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

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

Three COVID-related fatalities have 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, which was reported in 2021, have not been made available.

Jan. 31 Daily COVID Update: CT Positivity Rate Falls to New Low, But COVID-Deaths Break 10K; Seven New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Total to 963, Lyme’s Total Rises to 238 with One New Case

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LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows seven new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme taking the town’s total of cumulative cases from 956 to 963.

One new case was reported in Lyme, taking that town’s cumulative total from 237 to 238. 

The next Daily Data Report will be issued by the state Tuesday, Feb. 1, around 4 p.m.

Statewide Data

On Jan.  28, Alex Putterman stated in an article in the Hartford Courant, “Connecticut reported its fewest new COVID-19 cases in a given day since mid-December on Friday, as the state’s test positivity rate hit its lowest level in a month. Though Connecticut continues to see far more coronavirus cases and hospitalizations than it did most of last year, before the arrival of the omicron variant, the state’s trends remain encouraging.”

As we reported in our Thursday, Jan. 27  COVID-19 Daily Data Report, the total number of towns in the Red (highest) Zone for case rates remains at 168, leaving only one town in the state — Canaan — not in the Red Zone. This number of 168 is equivalent to 99.4 percent of towns in the state.

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) are in the Red Zone.

Old Lyme is in the Red (highest) Zone for the 10th consecutive week: prior to this, the last time Old Lyme was in the Red Zone was Sept. 30, 2021.

Lyme is in the Red Zone for the 8th week in succession.

The state’s COVID-19 Daily Positivity Rate on Friday, Jan. 28, fell to 7.33% and COVID-related hospitalizations also decreased by 141 to 1,051. The positivity rate represents an all-time low for January.

Of those hospitalized, 568 (representing 54.0%) are not fully vaccinated.

The total number of COVID-related deaths in Connecticut broke 10,000 for the first time rising to 10,010. (Source: NYTimes.com)

The CT DPH will issue an updated map of the zones Thursday, Feb. 3 — the map is updated weekly on Thursdays.

Extracts from the Jan. 27, 2022 CT DPH report

As of Jan. 26, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 19, 2022)

  • Number of cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 150,141 (115,021)
  • Number of fully vaccinated persons in Connecticut: 2,569,296 (2,540,829)
  • Percent of fully vaccinated persons, who have contracted COVID-19: 5.84% (4.53%)

For the week beginning Jan. 16, 2022: (the number in parentheses is from Jan. 09, 2021)

  • Risk of unvaccinated persons testing positive for COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 3.1x greater (3.4x greater)
  • Risk of unvaccinated persons dying from COVID-19 as compared to fully vaccinated persons: 12.9x greater (18.6x greater)

Increase in Cases in Lyme & Old Lyme Since August 2021

The cumulative total of confirmed cases for Old Lyme has now increased by 520 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 591 new cases there since that date. Meanwhile, Lyme’s cumulative total on Aug. 26 was 114 indicating 124 new cases have also been confirmed there during the same period.

Ledge Light Health District Update

All the towns in the Ledge Light Health District (LLHD), of which both Lyme and Old Lyme are members, are in the Red Zone.

In an email sent Friday, Jan. 28, regarding the latest COVID-19 data, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) Director of Health Stephen Mansfield states, “Although the number of new cases and hospitalizations continues to decrease, we are still experiencing high average daily case rates and a continued focus on preventing transmission is important.

He continues, “Ledge Light Health District advises all businesses and community members take direct steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in your business, home, and place of work. We encourage all businesses within our communities to adopt masking policies for employees and customers, regardless of vaccination status.”

Finally, he states, “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/.”

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, Feb. 3, 2022.

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 Jan. 4 email to the school community that he, “… will continue to notify the school community of any positive cases of COVID-19 that impact the schools.”

A full listing of all LOL Schools-related cases during 2022 is given below. On Monday, Jan. 31, two new cases were reported in LOL Schools.

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 list below: LOLHS: Lyme-Old Lyme High School, LOLMS: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, CS: MC: Mile Creek School, and Center School Pre-Kindergarten.

Monday, Jan. 31
Total: 2
LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1

Sunday, Jan. 30
Total: 1
Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 28
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, LOLMS: 1, MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 27
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, Lyme: 2

Wednesday, Jan. 26
Total: 3
LOLHS: 1, MC: 2

Tuesday, Jan. 25
Total: 4
LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 24
Total: 9
LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 1, MC: 4, CS: 1

Sunday, Jan. 23
Total: 3:
LOLMS: 1, Lyme: 2

Friday, Jan. 21
Total: 8
LOLHS: 4, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Thursday, Jan. 20
Total: 5
LOLMS: 1, MC: 1, Lyme: 3

Wednesday, Jan.19
Total: 7
LOLHS: 2, LOLMS: 4, CS: 1

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Total: 7
LOLHS: 3, LOLMS: 2, MC: 2

Monday, Jan. 17
Total: 6
Lyme: 4, MC: 2

Friday, Jan. 14
Total: 3
MC: 2, LOLHS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Total: 3
MC: 2, LOLMS: 1

Monday, Jan. 10
Total: 3
CS: 1, Lyme: 2

Sunday, Jan. 9
Total: 2
MC: 1, Lyme: 1

Friday, Jan. 7
Total: 1
MC: 1

Thursday, Jan. 6
Total: 7
LOLHS: 5, Lyme: 1, CS: 1

Wednesday, Jan. 5
Total: 14
LOLHS: 6, MC: 1, Lyme: 3, CS: 4

Tuesday, Jan. 4
Total: 5
LOLHS: 4, CS: 1

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

Three COVID-related fatalities have 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, which was reported in 2021, have not been made available.