OLD LYME/LYME — Old Lyme First Selectman Timothy Griswold confirmed by text message Thursday to LymeLine that one new case of COVID-19 was reported on May 26 in Old Lyme. This confirmed case, which he mentioned at the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Monday, June 1, was a 67-year-old male.
Ledge Light Health District issues an update on COVID-19 statistics in their coverage area each Friday afternoon. We will publish any additional details from that as soon as we receive the update.
There are now 17 confirmed COVID-19 case in Old Lyme plus one fatality.
In an effort to clarify the growth in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme, the table below is a summary of the cases that LymeLine has reported since March 31 when the first case was announced and also includes the fatality.
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Details of all Old Lyme’s confirmed cases to date are now as follows:
- 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 40-year-old male
- a 53-year-old male
- a 60-year-old female
- a 48-year-old male
- a 85-year-old female
- a 95-year-old female
- a 20-year-old female
- a 43-year-old female
- a 48-year-old female
- a 70-year-old male
- a 67-year-old male
The fatality, which is in addition to the confirmed cases listed above, was a 61-year-old female.
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 Ledge Light Health District must report her as an Old Lyme resident.
Lyme’s first and only confirmed case was a 34-year-old male.