[CT-NFB] FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS

Tue Dec 22 15:33:10 UTC 2020

The latest information from Governor Lamont's office regarding COVID-10.

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Kathleen Sullivan

Director of Planning, Communications and Operational Readiness  l  Aging and
Disability Services

Office of the Commissioner  | 55 Farmington Avenue, Hartford CT 06105  |
860.424.5973 

For information on COVID-19, please visit
<http://www.ct.gov/Coronavirus%20or%20call%202-1-1> www.ct.gov/Coronavirus.
Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website
can also call 2-1-1 for assistance, or text "CTCOVID" to 898211. The hotline
is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is
out-of-state or requires a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1
toll free by dialing  <tel:1-800-203-1234> 1-800-203-1234. This is intended
to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have
general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms
are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.

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GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
EFFORTS

Latest Data as of 5:00PM on Friday, December 18, 2020

(HARTFORD, CT) - As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in
response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor
Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday,
December 18, 2020:

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases,
deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note that these newly
reported updates include data that occurred over the last several days to a
week. All data in this report are preliminary, and data for previous dates
will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.

Overall Summary

Total

Change Since Yesterday

COVID-19 Cases (confirmed and probable)

162,782

+2,680

COVID-19 Tests Reported (molecular and antigen)

3,936,069

+39,128

Daily Test Positivity

--

6.85%

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19

1,167

-38

COVID-19 Associated Deaths

5,581

+29

County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

280

Hartford County

367

Litchfield County

20

Middlesex County

42

New Haven County

361

New London County

76

Tolland County

2

Windham County

19

Total

1,167

For a series of interactive graphs and maps that provide additional data,
including metrics related to age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as
data broken down by every town and city in Connecticut, visit
ct.gov/coronavirus
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oronavirus&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cd79747a11097432d291e0
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&reserved=0>  and click the link that is labeled, "Data Tracker."

Governor Lamont signs 87th executive order to mitigate the spread of
COVID-19

Governor Lamont today signed another executive order - the 87th since he
enacted the emergency declarations - that builds upon his efforts to
encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the virus.
Executive Order No. 9S
<https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamon
t-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-9S.pdf>  enacts the following
provisions:

*	Amendments to mandatory self-quarantine for travelers from states
with high COVID-19 levels: Makes revisions to the previously enacted
Connecticut COVID-19 Travel Advisory, which Governor Lamont announced in a
press release
<https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/12-20
20/Governor-Lamont-Implements-New-Guidelines-for-Connecticuts-COVID-19-Trave
l-Advisory>  that was issued earlier today.
*	Authorization for continued temporary suspension of the requirements
for licensure, certification, or registration of out-of-state providers

**Download: Governor Lamont
<https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamon
t-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-9S.pdf> 's Executive Order No. 9S

Providing information to Connecticut residents

For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on
COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus
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oronavirus&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cd79747a11097432d291e0
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&reserved=0> . Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the
state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.

Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website
can call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and
has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is out-of-state or requires a
toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234.
This is intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms
but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone who is
experiencing symptoms are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.

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For Immediate Release: December 18, 2020
Contact: David Bednarz

David.Bednarz at ct.gov <mailto:David.Bednarz at ct.gov> 
860-770-9792 (cell)

www.ct.gov/governor <http://www.ct.gov/governor> 

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