– The Connecticut Department of Public Health today is issuing a COVID-19 alert for Danbury after a significant increase in cases in the last two weeks, with much of the outbreak related to recent domestic and international travel. Connecticut is requiring anyone traveling to the state from many other US states to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. In addition, the CDC recommends anyone returning from international travel from countries with wide spread transmission of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for the same period of time. DPH is coordinating with municipal and local health officials in Danbury to get the word out among community centers and churches to take extra precautions, immediately. Those precautions include: staying home when possible and limiting outings, wearing masks anytime you leave home, limiting indoor gatherings to only those you live with, refraining from attending large church services for the time being, and not attending large outdoor gatherings. Between August 2–20, Danbury recorded at least 178 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp increase over the previous two-week period when only 40 new cases were recorded.
“This is a serious outbreak in Danbury and we really need an all hands on deck approach. We need everyone in Danbury to take extreme precaution,” said Acting DPH Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford, MD MPH. “We appreciate the partnership with municipal and health department leadership in Danbury, as well as health care providers that have testing sites available for members of the community. We are urging anyone who thinks they may have been exposed to get tested as soon as possible, stay home until your test results are known and stay at home for 10 days if you test positive.”
Commissioner Gifford continued, “We need you to answer your phone if a contact tracer tries to get in touch. If you are over the age of 60 or have a chronic disease and live in Danbury, you should stay home. We need employers to help make sure everyone with symptoms or who was exposed is staying home and not coming to work. Friends and neighbors could help by supporting those who need to stay home with food and other errands. We can limit spread of the virus if we all work together.”
The following below testing locations are available in Danbury:
AFC URGENT CARE
76C Newton Rd, Danbury, CT 06755
2 Main St, Danbury, CT 06810
100 Mill Plain Rd, Danbury, CT 06811
Hours: vary by location
Friday 8AM–8PM
Saturday 8AM–5PM
Sunday 8AM–5PM
Monday 8AM–8PM
Tuesday 8AM–8PM
Wednesday 8AM–8PM
Thursday 8AM–8PM
CVS
47 Lake Ave Ext, Danbury, CT 06811
DOCS URGENT CARE
1 Padanaram Rd, Danbury, CT 06811
6 Stony Hill Rd, Bethel, CT 06801
Hours:
Friday 9AM–6PM
Saturday 9AM–1PM
Sunday 9AM–1PM
Monday 9AM–6PM
Tuesday 9AM–6PM
Wednesday 9AM–6PM
Thursday 9AM–6PM
THE MINUTE CLINIC
7 Durant Ave, Bethel, CT 06801
Hours:
Friday 8:30AM–2PM, 3–7:30PM
Saturday 9AM–1PM, 1:30–5:30PM
Sunday 9AM–1PM, 1:30–4:30PM
Monday 8:30AM–2PM, 3–7:30PM
Tuesday 8:30AM–2PM, 3–7:30PM
Wednesday 8:30AM–2PM, 3–7:30PM
Thursday 8:30AM–2PM, 3–7:30PM
CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITIES
120 Main St, Danbury, CT 06810
Monday: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Friday: 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Tuesday and Thursday: On Site testing
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
8 Delay Street, Danbury, CT 06810
Hours:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 1 pm
Nuvance Medical Practices
By Appointment
August 22, 2020
Rogers Park Middle School
21 Memorial Drive, Danbury CT
10:00 am to 1:30 pm
For more information or any questions, reach out to the Danbury Health Department at 203-797-4625 or by email to healthdept@danbury-ct.gov