OLD LYME — 11/18 UPDATE 3:40pm: The Town of Old Lyme posted at 12:27 p.m. today on its website that a Town employee has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual is currently in quarantine.
The Town states on its website, “We will continue to monitor the situation and make timely decisions based on guidance from the local Health District and the State of Connecticut. We are committed to providing a safe workplace for our employees and those who do business with the town.”
Here at LymeLine.com, we do not know whether this case is one of those reported below from Lyme or Old Lyme, or if the employee lives in a different town.
The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Monday afternoon, Nov. 16, shows Old Lyme as now having 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This represents an increase of three cases over the 58 cases reported on Friday, Nov. 13.
The cumulative number of 58 cases includes two fatalities.
The same report shows 13 confirmed cases for Lyme and one probable case. This represents an increase of one confirmed case over Friday’s numbers for Lyme, which were 12 confirmed cases and one probable case.
There have been no fatalities in Lyme.
This COVID-19 metric report is issued by the state once per day, every Monday through Friday, usually around 4 p.m. The report that is issued each Monday contains combined data that was collected on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The report does not supply details of age or gender, nor date the case was confirmed.