[Ctabs] FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS

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GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
EFFORTS

Latest Data as of 4:00PM on Wednesday, December 9, 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 9, 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)

140,548

+2,290

COVID-19 Tests Reported (molecular and antigen)

3,595,185

+30,279

Daily Test Positivity

7.56%

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19

1,262

+39

COVID-19 Associated Deaths

5,285

+43

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

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

365

Hartford County

336

Litchfield County

25

Middlesex County

25

New Haven County

425

New London County

62

Tolland County

9

Windham County

15

Total

1,262

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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Additional SNAP benefits coming December 16 to 112,000 households in
Connecticut

The Connecticut Department of Social Services today announced that it will
provide $16.9 million in Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP)
benefits to more than half of Connecticut SNAP-eligible households on
Wednesday, December 16 - adding to the $157.2 million in emergency benefits
disbursed in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and
November.

Authorized by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020,
the extra food benefits will go to approximately 112,000 households 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.

Specifically:

*	The Department of Social Services reports that approximately 112,000
of 210,279 SNAP-participating households statewide will receive the
emergency benefits in December.
*	With this additional $16.9 million allocation by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, emergency benefits are totaling
over $174.1 million in additional SNAP assistance statewide during April,
May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December, with
commensurate spending in the food economy.
*	The average emergency benefit amount a household will see on its
electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card on December 16 is $154.
*	All participating households also received their normal SNAP
benefits on the first three days of each month they normally do, according
to last name.
*	If a household is granted regular SNAP benefits on or after December
16 and is also eligible for the emergency supplemental benefits, the latter
benefits will be added to the EBT card on a Friday, depending on the date of
granting.

Emergency benefits allow the household's SNAP benefit to increase to the
maximum allotment for a household of that size as follows:

Household Size

Maximum Benefit Amount

1

$204

2

$374

3

$535

4

$680

5

$807

6

$969

7

$1,071

8

$1,224

For example, if a household of two normally received $274 of SNAP benefits
in December, $100 would bring this household up to the maximum benefit for
its size. This household will receive a $100 emergency benefit on December
16.

For additional information about SNAP, visit www.ct.gov/snap
<http://www.ct.gov/snap> .

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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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 9, 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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