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State continues to monitor nursing homes, assisted living facilities for COVID

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.