Mirroring statewide increases in coronavirus cases that continue creeping up in fits and starts, Newtown’s Health District also saw a slight uptick in cases since last week.

City leaders in Danbury, where coronavirus cases have ballooned in recent weeks, said on Tuesday, August 25, that the increase is likely due to small family gatherings, in-person religious services, domestic and international travelers, and interaction on athletics fields.

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Kevin’s Community Center (KCC), the free and low-cost public health clinic that has served thousands of area residents, is closing its physical location, though its work will continue to support the community in other ways.

While COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut hit the one million mark this week, Newtown’s latest numbers are holding relatively steady according to state Department of Public Health data.

A recovering opioid user is planning to depart Wednesday, August 12, from Edmond Town Hall, beginning a journey to spread the word about recovery and hope on a walk that will lead him across the nation.

While distracted driving enforcement is heightened during targeted campaigns like one launching this week, a Newtown traffic safety scientist believes Connecticut and the nation will have to ratchet up enforcement as he worries behaviors like texting while driving may be getting worse.

Locally, Newtown’s Health District Director Donna Culbert is echoing some of the same sentiments Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s leading epidemiologist, said about much of Connecticut as the state weathered its first full week of August dealing with a devastating tropical storm and the ongoing pandemic.

The American Red Cross, along with a multitude of other national organizations and government agencies, has updated its annual materials regarding the protection of life and property during a hurricane to reflect the likely presence of COVID-19 in the mix. Find out how to best protect your property and loved ones.

State and local officials expressed concern with recent COVID-19 outbreak clusters among teens and young adults in Connecticut as statistics from Connecticut and elsewhere show that 18- to 29-year-olds represent substantial numbers of new COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.