COVID-19 2022
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First Selectman: Thanks to All Who Helped With Darien’s Test Kit Distribution and Vaccinations

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To the editor,

I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say we are all weary of the coronavirus and its variants. So many people and organizations have been working so hard, for so long, to help protect us and care for those in need. Everyone, understandably, must be tired. Still, it was no surprise to me to witness so many town employees and volunteers step up to distribute thousands of COVID test kits and masks to residents at the high school over the past couple of weeks. The test kits and masks were graciously distributed to Darien by the state.

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Another COVID-19 Test Distribution Event in Darien on Saturday

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First Selectman Monica McNally announced late Thursday afternoon that the town has received 1,260 test kits and a supply of N95 masks from state authorities, and they’ll be handed out at a new distribution event early this Saturday afternoon. The free, drive-thru distribution event will take place the way the last one did — with vehicles entering the Darien High School campus from Noroton Avenue and leaving from Nutmeg Lane. (High School Lane will be blocked.)

The event runs from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Only Darien residents can take part, and proof of residency is required. “Walk-ins, with proof of residency, will be helped between 2:30 and 3 p.m., depending on supply,” McNally’s CodeRed announcement said. “As with the previous distribution, there aren’t enough tests for everyone in town,” McNally said.

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First Selectman: Limited COVID-19 Test Kits Available Starting at Noon, Sunday at DHS

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A “limited number” of free COVID-19 test kits are available to Darien residents who can prove they live in town in a drive-thru distribution event starting at noon, Sunday, Jan. 2, at the Darien High School campus, First Selectman Monica McNally said. McNally also said: “This current supply of at-home tests is very limited and intended for residents that are symptomatic or that have a known exposure to someone who tested positive.” The tests, two per household, will be given out until they run out, McNally told the town late Saturday afternoon in a Code Red message. The tests have already been given to the town government, McNally said, but the number of them is “substantially less than originally expected.”