[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 Tuesday, February 9, 2021

(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 Tuesday,
February 9, 2021:

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)

264,608

+869

COVID-19 Tests Reported (molecular and antigen)

6,088,430

+22,602

Daily Test Positivity

--

3.84%

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19

826

+11

COVID-19 Associated Deaths

7,298

+16

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

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

229

Hartford County

227

Litchfield County

15

Middlesex County

20

New Haven County

272

New London County

47

Tolland County

3

Windham County

13

Total

826

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 February 18 to 117,000 Connecticut
households

The Connecticut Department of Social Services today announced that it will
provide $19 million in Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP)
benefits to more than half of Connecticut's SNAP-eligible households on
Thursday, February 18. The benefits add to the more than $197.4 million in
emergency benefits that have been disbursed since the start of the pandemic
ten months ago.

Authorized by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020,
the extra food benefits will go to approximately 117,000 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.

Specifically:

*	Approximately 117,000 of 215,623 SNAP-participating households
statewide will receive the emergency benefits in February.
*	With this additional $19 million allocation by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, emergency benefits are totaling
over $216.4 million in additional SNAP assistance statewide during April,
May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020; and
January and February 2021, with commensurate spending in the food economy.
*	The average emergency benefit amount a household will see on its
electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card on February 18 is $155.77.
*	All participating households also received their normal SNAP
benefits, including the previously announced 15 percent increase from the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 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 February
18 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.
*	As outlined in President Biden's January 22, 2021, executive order,
the USDA is considering new guidance that would allow states to increase
SNAP emergency benefit allocations for those households currently not
eligible to receive it.  Until this guidance is received, the state is only
able to provide emergency benefits to those households not currently
receiving the maximum benefit for their household size.

Emergency benefits allowed 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

$234

2

$430

3

$616

4

$782

5

$929

6

$1,114

7

$1,232

8

$1,408

For each additional person, add $176.

For example, if a household of two normally received $330 of SNAP benefits
in February, $100 would bring this household up to the maximum benefit for
its size. This household will receive a $100 emergency benefit on February
18.

For additional information about SNAP, visit www.ct.gov/SNAP
<https://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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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: February 9, 2021
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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