Wallingford Coronavirus: Ashlar Village Resident Tests Positive

WALLINGFORD, CT — A resident of Masonicare at Ashlar Village in Wallingford has tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials at the independent living facility recently announced. The resident is being treated at a local hospital for symptoms of the virus, officials said.

“In response to this development, Masonicare at Ashlar Village have increased precautions that include an immediate request for all residents to shelter in place until further notice,” officials wrote in a statement. “All meals and other necessities will be provided for in a modified manner.

“As always, the continued safety of our residents and employee team members remains our highest priority.”

Masonicare officials said that as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state, “our precautions and screening processes remain in full force across all of our communities.”

“At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we activated a series of protections aimed at mitigating the threat at all of our communities,” officials said. “These included restricting visitors, daily screenings of all employees and vendors who entered the facility, and daily monitoring of all patients and residents in our care. These measures remain in place and will continue until there is no longer an imminent threat of exposure to the virus.”

As of Sunday, there were 1,993 confirmed coronavirus cases in Connecticut. There have been 34 deaths and 404 hospitalizations. Wallingford had its first two confirmed COVID-19 cases on March 25 and had five confirmed cases as of Sunday, March 29, according to the state health department.

However, Wallingford’s number of confirmed cases has increased to nine, Mayor William Dickinson said in an update on Monday. Dickinson also announced Monday that all municipal buildings are closed to the public effective immediately.

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