<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here is the latest update from Governor Lamont on COVID-19. Please share with our members who you know are not on our list serve.<div><br></div><div>Thank you,<br><br><div dir="ltr">Maryanne Melley<div>President </div><div>National Federation of</div><div>the Blind of Connecticut </div><div><br></div><div>“Live the life you want”</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov><br><b>Date:</b> May 11, 2020 at 10:17:17 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Sullivan, Kathleen <Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov>
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Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 10:25 AM<br>
Subject: FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latest Data as of 2:00PM on Saturday, May 9, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(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 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data updates on testing in Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Statewide Total</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Change Since Yesterday</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,932<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,301<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">County-by-county breakdown:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19-Associated Deaths</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9,091<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">437<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">686<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New London County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">775<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">33<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">54<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tolland County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">540<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">46<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Windham County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">266<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pending address validation<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">246<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">32,984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,301<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,932<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, visit
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cc16bb07b883442af9fa208d7f4479782%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=aXv3PuYI9Z2UecBnpcOTOsTeBY1hesZaJeLlCi35JSo%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Governor Lamont encourages residents to sign up for the state’s CT<i>Alert</i> notification system<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Governor Lamont is encouraging Connecticut residents to sign up for CT<i>Alert</i>, the state’s emergency alert system, which provides text message
notifications to users. To subscribe, text the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Providing information to Connecticut residents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, including an FAQ and other guidance and resources, residents are
encouraged to visit <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cc16bb07b883442af9fa208d7f4479782%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=aXv3PuYI9Z2UecBnpcOTOsTeBY1hesZaJeLlCi35JSo%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website can also call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours
a day and has multilingual assistance and TDD/TTY access. It intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone experiencing symptoms is strongly urged to contact their medical provider.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Immediate Release: May 9, 2020<br>
Contact: Connecticut Joint Information Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:COVID19.JIC@ct.gov">COVID19.JIC@ct.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">860-754-8342<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ct.gov/governor">www.ct.gov/governor</a><br>
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