<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Please share this information with members you know are not on the 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> September 10, 2020 at 9:32:45 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: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 5:57 PM<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 4:00PM on Wednesday, September 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 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">(includes confirmed and probable 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">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" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">53,871<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">COVID-19-Associated Deaths<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">4,474<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">57<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">+7<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">COVID-19 PCR Tests Reported<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">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;color:black">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">COVID-19 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;color:black">COVID-19 Hospitalizations</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">Confirmed</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">Probable</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">Confirmed</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">Probable</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">Fairfield 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">18,405<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">754<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">1,103<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">314<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<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">Hartford 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">13,123<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">673<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">1,107<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">321<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">20<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">Litchfield 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">1,673<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">79<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">119<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">20<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"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Middlesex 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">1,434<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">65<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">155<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">38<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<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 Haven 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">13,407<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">470<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">959<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">150<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">15<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">1,581<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">68<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">81<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">27<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><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">1,118<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">82<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">51<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">14<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">0<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">818<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">10<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">14<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<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">0<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">107<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">4<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">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">0<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">51,666<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">2,205<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">3,589<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">885<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">57<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%7C6b59dc751c9f4750ee8a08d855005305%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=68thN0hJc0%2BS4nSCHKX2%2FAeJQk78h8JgjQXYsJFCWOo%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a> and click the link that is labeled, “COVID-19 Data Tracker.”<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">Connecticut approved for two additional weeks of lost wages assistance; Claimant certification begins within a week<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">Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Kurt Westby today announced that the State of Connecticut has been approved for an additional
two weeks of Lost Wages Assistance supplemental benefits. Lost Wages Assistance is the new federal program funded by $44 billion in Stafford Act disaster relief. It will provide an additional $300 per week for any claimant who has a weekly benefit of at least
$100 (including the dependency allowance) and who has become unemployed or partially unemployed due to COVID-19.<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">“This program will be a significant help to a lot of Connecticut residents who need assistance,” Commissioner Westby said. “With five weeks of
benefits available, Lost Wages Assistance can take some financial pressure off claimants, but it is only a temporary program and expires when the FEMA funding is exhausted. I join Governor Lamont and our Congressional delegation in urging a more permanent
solution for the workforce, which is still reeling from COVID-19.”<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">Existing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claimants have already self-certified and do not need to do anything to receive the additional
benefit. New unemployment claimants and existing state and extended benefits claimants who are required to self-certify are notified by letter or email that they are eligible and may self-certify when the program is open. CTDOL is currently testing self-certification
and opening the program to small groups of people over the course of the next few days. Payments will be disbursed in mid-September when the self-certification testing is complete and widely available to all.<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">To self-certify:<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>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Claimants log into their unemployment account, where the account main page offers a new option in the menu “Certify
for Lost Wages Assistance.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Once a claimant has clicked on the button, a new screen will ask them to certify that their unemployment or underemployment
is due to COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The claimant then confirms their submission and has completed the process.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<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">Federal eligibility guidelines include:<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>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recipients of at least $100 per week, including the dependency allowance, of any of the following benefits for the week
they are seeking unemployment benefits;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Claimants receiving unemployment compensation, including state and federal workers and former service members, as well
as those receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Extended Benefits, or High Extended Benefits;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Claimants who are part of the Shared Work Program; and<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Workers with a Trade Readjustment Allowance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<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">A total of five weeks of Lost Wages Assistance will be paid in addition to regular unemployment weekly benefits and will be retroactive to the
claim week beginning July 26, 2020. It will also be available for claim weeks beginning August 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2020. Claimants will receive the supplemental benefit in several payments; the first payment of $300 will be issued mid-September, with the remainder
of retroactive payments following in two or three separate payments.<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">FEMA will terminate the program once available federal funding is exhausted or if the federal government passes legislation that replaces the
program. The program is expected to provide $375 million in additional unemployment benefits to Connecticut claimants.<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">CTDOL estimates that about 250,000 claimants will be eligible for the funding. The agency will continue to release updates as they become available
on the CTDOL <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DOLUI/FPUC">Federal Supplements webpage</a> and send them directly to anyone who signs up for “Info to your Inbox”
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctdol.state.ct.us%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C6b59dc751c9f4750ee8a08d855005305%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=tUflQgb3Zk0qnYeI0HeBih1Rl9vZ3EJkp4wm56VEQzg%3D&reserved=0">
on the agency’s homepage</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">FEMA extends approval of non-congregate sheltering program through October 1<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">The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a 30-day extension of the non-congregate sheltering authorization under the FEMA
Public Assistance program through October 1, 2020. This program, which was initially approved in March, provides non-congregate housing to certain high-risk individuals, including those who have COVID-19 or have been in contact with individuals who have the
virus. It provides the state and its municipalities with a 75 percent reimbursement of all eligible costs associated with this housing. The program covers non-congregate housing for:<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>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Those at high risk of exposure in public service;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Individuals in at-risk facilities, such as group homes, nursing homes, long-term care sites, and alternative care facilities;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">First responders and health care workers who have been exposed and cannot return home;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Homeless individuals in congregate shelters; and<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Individuals in domestic violence shelters.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<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">Connecticut’s implementation of this program has been highlighted as a best practice by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition.<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">Additional SNAP benefits coming September 17 to nearly 109,600 households in Connecticut<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">The Connecticut Department of Social Services will provide over $16.5 million in Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Benefits
to nearly half of Connecticut’s SNAP participants on Thursday, September 17, 2020 – adding to the $100.6 million in emergency benefits disbursed in April, May, June, July, and August.<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">Authorized by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, the extra food benefits will go to nearly 109,600 households that
are not currently receiving the maximum benefits allowed for their household size. This means that all households enrolled in SNAP will receive the maximum food benefit allowable for their household size, even if they are not usually eligible for the maximum
benefit.<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">Specifically:<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>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Social Services reports that nearly 109,600 of 222,119 SNAP-participating households statewide will
receive the emergency benefits in September.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With this additional $16.5 million allocation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, emergency
benefits are totaling over $117.4 million in additional SNAP assistance statewide during April, May, June, July, August, and September with commensurate spending in the food economy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The average emergency benefit amount a household will see in its electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card on September
17 is $153.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All participating households also received their normal SNAP benefits on the first three days of each month as they
normally do, according to last name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<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">Emergency benefits allowed the household’s SNAP benefit to increase to the maximum allotment for a household of that size as follows:<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>
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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">Household size<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">Maximum benefit amount</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" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1<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">$194<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">2<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">$355<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">3<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">$509<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">4<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">$646<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">5<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">$768<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">$921<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">$1,018<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">$1,164<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">Each additional person: add $146<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 example, if a household of two normally received $255 of SNAP benefits in September, $100 would bring this household up to the maximum benefit
for its size. The household will receive a $100 emergency benefit on September 17.<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 additional information about SNAP, visit
<a href="http://www.ct.gov/SNAP">www.ct.gov/SNAP</a>.<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">Governor Lamont encourages residents to sign up for the state’s CT<i>Alert</i> notification system<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">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%7C6b59dc751c9f4750ee8a08d855005305%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=68thN0hJc0%2BS4nSCHKX2%2FAeJQk78h8JgjQXYsJFCWOo%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a>.<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">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 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.<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: September 9, 2020<br>
Contact: David Bednarz<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:David.Bednarz@ct.gov">David.Bednarz@ct.gov</a><br>
860-770-9792 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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