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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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The Newtown Health District works with its partners to stay current on the latest information and guidance.

The Newtown Health District is recommending its member towns to voluntarily follow the CDC's guidance and recommendations with regard to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a focus on Understanding Risk, Taking Appropriate Protective Actions, and Vaccination.

Helpful information and links to the CDC pages as well as the CT Office of Early Childhood and CT Department of Education are included below:

CT Office of Early Childhood Page, click HERE 

Operational Strategies    AND    Respiratory Disease Prevention Strategies 

CT Department of Education: COVID19 Resources for Families and Educators

 CDC's Covid-19 page 

CDC's County Level Information, click HERE   

PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS:

STAY HOME/AWAY FROM OTHERS WHEN FEELING UNWELL.  You may not think you have Covid19, but symptoms vary widely.  Test to be sure, and stay home/away from others while unwell.  Follow guidance listed below regarding isolation and quarantine.
PRACTICE PREVENTION - Keep hands clean and away from face, keep your distance, wear a mask in crowded places, around vulnerable people or whose health status (and vaccination status) is unknown.
GET VACCINATED - It will help keep prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death.  And it can help prevent spread.
 
 
COVID-19 DATA AND STATE INFORMATION 
 
  • State of Connecticut Covid19 Data Portal, includes CT DPH Daily Data Report - testing data, including case numbers, deaths, and hospitalizations for all CT towns             
Information regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) can also be found by calling 2-1-1 or by texting "CTCOVID" to 898211.
 

CT COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION - we don't want you to wait to get vaccinated, use the link below to help find a vaccination at a time and location that will work for you:

 

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS   

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported, from mild symptoms to severe illness.                              CDC images of Covid 19 symptoms

 
 
COVID-19 TESTING INFORMATION
Please contact your primary care physician or other health care provider for questions. Visit the following link for other information regarding testing:
 

For additional testing locations near Newtown use the: CT TESTING LOCATOR

 
TRAVEL INFORMATION