March 13, 2020. This was when schools all over Groton closed due to the
pandemic. Since then, there has been 293,000 cases of covid in
Connecticut. New London Coutny making up more than 19 thousand of those
cases. Now, almost a year later, the Groton Pfizer center played a big
part in making and distributing the vaccine. Even though Groton has had to
find new ways to open buisness and live in this unprecedented time, the
community is still thriving. Also, around 5,700 nursing home resident COVID-19 cases nationwide during the
week of Feb. 1-7. Its data shows weekly recorded cases are down nearly 85
percent since the peak in mid-December. There have been more than 631,000
coronavirus cases among nursing home residents and 127,000 deaths since
the pandemic began, according to CMS. More than a quarter of all U.S.
deaths are among nursing home residents.
- Written March 2021