Volume 23, Number 52
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HOLIDAY WRAPPING
Thursday, December 30, 2021
COVID-19 UPDATE
164 new cases found in town The state's most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 164 positive cases in Berlin, which kept the community in the coronavirus red zone. The trigger for top-of-the-
chart red status starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. In the previous report, Berlin had 155 cases. Data collected two weeks prior to that showed 126 cases in town. See COVID, A3
Masks continue to be required for all athletes Record-Journal staff
Girl Scout Troop 66526, led by Wendy Tyburski, spread some holiday cheer by decorating street signs in town. Tyburski and Nadia Brochu are pictured.
With COVID cases continuing to climb, the Connecticut Department of Public Health announced that all high school, recreational and youth athletes in Connecticut must continue to wear masks while competing “We’ve had not had any talks this winter. about postponing or putting The mask requirement was the season on hold under due to end Dec. 23 in CIAC the guidance we have under high school sports for vacci- the state Department of nated athletes. Those not Public Health,” CIAC execuvaccinated were going to be tive director Glenn Lungarini required to keep wearing said last week. them while playing. “We have monitored COVID But on Dec. 22, the CIAC an- every day and every week nounced that everyone is since March 10, 2020," Lunback in the same boat. garini added. “We are watching it very closely and The change was made as how the cases are coming in. COVID numbers spike due With the data coming in, we to the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant. See Masks, A7