LYME & OLD LYME — In a report issued yesterday evening, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) recorded 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Old Lyme residents as at noon Friday, April 24. These cases comprise nine females and four males.
There has also been one fatality in Old Lyme.
Ledge Light Health District does not release details of individual cases in terms of age and gender in their report but from data previously supplied by the Old Lyme First Selectman’s office, we know that the confirmed cases comprise:
- a 64-year-old female
- a 21-year-old female
- a 27-year-old male,
- a 53-year-old female
- a 61-year-old female
- a 29-year-old female
- a male whose age is unavailable
- a 40-year-old male
- a 53-year-old male
- a 60-year-old female
- a female whose age is unavailable.
The fatality was a 61-year-old female.
We know the 12th and 13th cases are both female but are actively seeking age data on them.
The numbers for Lyme continue to show one confirmed case of a 34-year-old male.
Old Lyme First Selectman Timothy Griswold has previously noted that the 21-year-old female with a confirmed case was tested in Florida, but used an Old Lyme address although she does not live here. Because she gave the Old Lyme address, Griswold said that LLHD must report her as an Old Lyme resident.
In a preface to their April 24 report, LLHD notes, “This data may conflict with what DPH reports on their website, as there is often a delay in posting data at the state level. The data that we provide each Friday will be current as of noon of that day.”
The preface adds, “Ledge Light Health District continues to work with local and state partners to prepare for widespread community transmission of COVID-19. Residents and businesses are urged to access up-to-date information regarding the pandemic from reputable sources including the Ledge Light Health District website (www.llhd.org), Facebook (@LedgeLightHD), Twitter (@LedgeLightHD), and Instagram (@LedgeLightHD).”
Editor’s Note: Ledge Light Health District serves as the local health department for East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington and Waterford, Connecticut. As a health district, formed under Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-241, LLHD is a special unit of government, allowing member municipalities to provide comprehensive public health services to residents in a more efficient manner by consolidating the services within one organization.