<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">FYI<br><br><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div><br></div><div>Maryanne Melley<div>President </div><div>National Federation of</div><div>the Blind of Connecticut</div><div>860-212-5549</div><div>mvcmelley@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><div>“Live the life you want”</div></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> November 13, 2020 at 8:45:23 AM EST<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Sullivan, Kathleen <Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:10 PM<br>
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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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latest Data as of 6:00PM on Thursday, November 12, 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:14.0pt;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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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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"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26,739<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,269<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,134<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">163<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20,301<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,215<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,197<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">328<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">156<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,682<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">224<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">128<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,360<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">134<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">158<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">39<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19,803<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">987<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">168<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">241<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4,376<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">142<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">35<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,925<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">200<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">53<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,747<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">29<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">283<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36<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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">80,216<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5,683<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3,798<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">928<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">617<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cdfe28fc18b8b492d1dcd08d8875f12da%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637408189713409952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=OvSJrxZzacehLMdU07wL6sapvqBkW00aQY4DK9l%2FE%2Fk%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>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Weekly update of the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Alert Map: One-hundred municipalities now in red<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Connecticut Department of Public Health today released its weekly
<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Data-Tracker">COVID-19 Alert Map</a>, which indicates that 100 cities and towns in Connecticut are now in the red zone alert level, the highest of the state’s four alert levels. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Newly added to the red-level alert list this week<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The towns of Ellington, Montville, North Canaan, Putnam, and Woodbridge were in the red zone last week and have been downgraded to a lower alert
level this week.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The red zone indicates municipalities that have an average daily COVID-19 case rate over the last two weeks of greater than 15 per 100,000 population.
The orange zone indicates those that have case rates between 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 population. The yellow zone indicates municipalities that have case rates between 5 and 9 per 100,000 population, and those indicated in gray have case rates lower than
five per 100,000 population.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The weekly alert map is also accompanied by
<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/Communications/Graphics/COVID-chart.jpg">
a chart that provides guidance</a> on recommended actions based on the alert levels for individual residents; institutions such as schools, houses of worship, and community organizations; as well as municipal leaders and local health directors.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Public Health will be working with individual cities and towns in the higher-alert levels, including their local health departments,
to provide community resources and help make community-level decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The COVID-19 Alert Map is updated every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. and can be found in the
<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Data-Tracker">Data Tracker page</a> of the state’s coronavirus website at
<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus">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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program will accept applications beginning 8PM Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program, which Governor Lamont announced last month, will begin accepting applications from small
businesses starting at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The program will provide small businesses and nonprofits that have a 2019 annualized payroll of less than $1.5 million or 20 or fewer employees
with a one-time grant of $5,000. All funding will be disbursed by the end of December and will not require repayment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The grant can be used for rent, payroll, utilities, inventory or complying with the CT Reopen Business Sector Rules. Full details including eligibility
requirements, a schedule for virtual office hours, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DECD/Covid_Business_Recovery-Phase-2-1/CT_CARES_Grant_One_Page_Updated_1132020.pdf">
FAQs</a>, other resources, and the application can be found <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DECD/Content/Coronavirus-Business-Recovery/CT-CARES-Small-Business-Grant-Program">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The $50 million program, funded from Connecticut’s portion of the federal CARES Act, will provide aid to small businesses and nonprofits that
continue to be negatively impacted by COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The grant application will only be available for a limited time. It is anticipated that the application period will close by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,
November 19, however that is highly dependent on demand. All interested small businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7Cdfe28fc18b8b492d1dcd08d8875f12da%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637408189713419902%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=EziDwq%2BGB%2B%2Fa%2Fa8V%2FA9fFpfp3Z1kONCmPJgu9qwSIh8%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a>. Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the state by texting 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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Immediate Release: November 12, 2020<br>
Contact: David Bednarz<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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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