State officials continue to visit and monitor nursing homes and assisted living centers where most COVID-associated deaths and serious infections occurred. The Ridgefield Health Department is in regular contact with the management of those facilities as well. Health Director Ed Briggs says Ridgefielders are experiencing a low, flat CV-19 infection and hospitalization rate. To date, 3,276 people in town have been tested and 219 have been positive. Ridgefield has recorded 43 fatalities, 40 from assisted care/nursing facilities. Ages of the active cases range from less than 1 years old to over 80 with most falling in the 19-50 year old range.