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Subject: FW: ESF-15: 4-20-2020 Press Releases<br>
From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><br>
Date: Tue, April 21, 2020 10:11 am<br><br>
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</style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Sullivan, Kathleen <<a href="mailto:Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov">Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov</a>> <br> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:19 AM<br> Subject: FW: ESF-15: 4-20-2020 Press Releases<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt">Good morning</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below please find press releases from the Governor’s Office related to COVID-19. Please share these with your partners.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additionally, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">we would <span style="color:black">like to draw your attention to a new subpage on the Coronavirus website that consists of resources and tools for individuals with disabilities and those who work with this community. Many thanks to the ESF-15 Functional Needs Outreach Subcommittee for their work on this resource! Website Link: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/Information-For/Individuals-with-Disabilities" target="_blank">https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/Information-For/Individuals-with-Disabilities</a></span> .<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for all that you continue to do!<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div 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 7:00PM on Monday, April 20, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="318" valign="top" style="width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overall Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:117.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="150" valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="318" valign="top" style="width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:117.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19,815<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="150" valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+1,853<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="318" valign="top" style="width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19-Associated Deaths<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:117.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,331<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="150" valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+204<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="318" valign="top" style="width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:117.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,919<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="150" valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+18<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="318" valign="top" style="width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patients tested for COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:117.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">62,806<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="150" valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+3,047<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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 Hospitalizations</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fairfield County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8,320<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">733<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">512<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hartford County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3,823<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">455<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">369<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Litchfield County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">639<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">58<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Middlesex County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">484<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Haven County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5,272<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">626<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">301<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New London County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">356<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">29<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tolland County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">299<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Windham County<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">108<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">514<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div 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></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19,815<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,919<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.9pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,331<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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 target="_blank" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=tp7A9CysqZVh1pkfQ0oR2TtDx2QLSSnBPVdAQCenvZc%3D&reserved=0"> ct.gov/coronavirus</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SNAP participants receive second round of emergency food benefits today<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Connecticut Department of Social Services today announced that the second round of emergency food benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were delivered to nearly 108,000 households today. Authorized by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, the extra food benefits are being distributed to those households that are not currently receiving the maximum SNAP benefits allowed for their household size. This means that all households in SNAP are receiving the maximum food benefit allowable for their household size, even if they aren’t usually eligible for the maximum benefit.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The first round of emergency SNAP benefits were delivered to households on April 9. For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ct.gov/snap">www.ct.gov/snap</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Connecticut Office of the Arts announces grants available for Connecticut artists impacted by pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recognizing that artists provide inspiration, connection, and education, particularly at times when the creative sector is needed most, the Connecticut Office of the Arts – a state office housed within the Department of Economic and Community Development – today announced that two grant programs have been created to help local artists negatively impacted by COVID-19:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <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">The <a target="_blank" href="https://portal.ct.gov/DECD/Content/Arts-Culture/Funding_Opportunities/Relief-Fund-for-Connecticut-Artists"> Connecticut Artists Relief Grant</a> program will provide $500 grants to over 100 individual artists and teaching artists who live in the state and whose creative practices and income are being adversely impacted by the safety measures put into place to prevent the spread of the virus. The grant is partly funded by the <a target="_blank" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nefa.org%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=2S0d532kclfvuNU3Py7yNx0BYhZrqkKzCMjhTrwtbSo%3D&reserved=0"> New England Foundation for the Arts</a>.<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">The <a target="_blank" href="https://portal.ct.gov/DECD/Content/Arts-Culture/Funding_Opportunities/CT-Artists-RESPOND-grants"> Connecticut Artists Respond Grant</a> program helps artists translate and present their art virtually. Individual or collaborative artists who create or have created projects that respond to the needs of the times by presenting art activities, classes, or other creative experiences online at no cost to the public will be eligible for $1,000 or $2,000, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a target="_blank" href="https://portal.ct.gov/DECD/Services/Arts-and-Culture/Funding-Opportunities">Applications</a> will be accepted for both programs through May 4, 2020. For specific questions, artists should contact Tamara Dimitri at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:tamara.dimitri@ct.gov"> tamara.dimitri@ct.gov</a> and teaching artists should contact Bonnie Koba at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:bonnie.koba@ct.gov"> bonnie.koba@ct.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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 target="_blank" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=tp7A9CysqZVh1pkfQ0oR2TtDx2QLSSnBPVdAQCenvZc%3D&reserved=0"> ct.gov/coronavirus</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div 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></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">###<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div> <div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">GOVERNOR LAMONT ENCOURAGES CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO USE THE ‘HOW WE FEEL’ APP TO IMPROVE COVID-19 RESPONSE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is partnering with the developers of the <i>How We Feel</i> app in an effort to anonymously provide scientists with critical health information needed to understand the spread of COVID-19. Available to download for free in the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fhowwefeel%2Fid1503942026&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=h5KI5zOJh7etnypqYdcND82lRzY1CkL9aBBAcXAeNoI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/howwefeel/id1503942026. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">Apple App Store</span></a> and the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dorg.howwefeel&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=k0Z19vOMT25CjtOmjAIxbZM684NuY4U27IjMXf55oLs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.howwefeel. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">Google Play store</span></a>, it is supported by a nonprofit organization and does not require logging in or the sharing of any personal details, such as name or email address. In addition to being available to download to mobile devices, users can also complete the survey through a web version available at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhowwefeel.app%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=njzR%2BXSXZ%2Bzq3XaoarkEwNarkF4%2B4w26tKHOZYSUu2I%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://howwefeel.app/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">howwefeel.app</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The <i>How We Feel</i> app was developed by leading health experts from several institutions, including Harvard University, MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Weizmann Institute of Science. It was created in response to the need for health officials and doctors to obtain more information on COVID-19 in the face of widespread testing shortages. It only takes users about 30 seconds each day to report any symptoms they may be experiencing, and the information shared has the potential to reveal outbreak hotspots and provide insight into the progression of COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">People in Connecticut – whether they are healthy or sick – can help this research by using the app and self-reporting their daily symptoms through a series of short prompts about how they’re feeling, and share that data with scientists in real time. Aggregate data is securely shared with leading medical institutions so scientists and public health professionals can better spot emerging outbreaks early, identify new populations who are at risks, and measure the efficacy of public health measures such as social distancing.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Getting this data to the medical community as quickly as possible enables them to make faster decisions to help slow or contain the virus. When they have a better idea of who is sick, how sick they are, and where they are, there’s the potential to increase testing, deploy additional resources, and ultimately save lives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">“We’re all looking for something we can do to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this app provides an opportunity for everyone – regardless of whether you are currently sick or if you are in healthy condition – to share how you’re feeling to leading health professionals, so they can track the spread of this virus and quickly determine where a new outbreak may be occurring,” Governor Lamont said. “Likewise, as people report healthier symptoms, the data could reveal which health measures are having the fastest impact and apply those learnings in other areas. It’s quick and easy to use, and completely anonymous. By encouraging everyone to use <i>How We Feel</i>, we all benefit.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Dr. Albert Ko, co-chair of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, said, “We need to provide all residents of Connecticut with the best technology to identify whether they are feeling ill and need to get tested for COVID-19. We can all be assured that by partnering with most trusted and high-caliber doctors and scientists who created <i>How We Feel</i>, we can provide the best care the highest standards of data privacy.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Indra Nooyi, co-chair of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, said, “As our taskforce works on our plan for fighting the virus and getting the state back to work, <i>How We Feel</i> will be a critical tool for us to get a better understanding of how the whole population is feeling, both healthy and sick. This will enable us to more quickly make the important decisions about opening the economy.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><img border="0" width="753" height="699" style="width:7.8472in;height:7.2777in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:fabf2886-be71-4099-aa24-eac32121ced1" wbeuser="llee@nfbct.org"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Download the app now:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fhowwefeel%2Fid1503942026&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=h5KI5zOJh7etnypqYdcND82lRzY1CkL9aBBAcXAeNoI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/howwefeel/id1503942026. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">Apple App Store</span></a> | <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dorg.howwefeel&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=k0Z19vOMT25CjtOmjAIxbZM684NuY4U27IjMXf55oLs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.howwefeel. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">Google Play Store</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For more information, visit <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.howwefeel.org%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=6pu3dINOVJuzpoFzgpOXe9QCdBzAI2evYKyznwHyn9Y%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.howwefeel.org/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#954F72">www.howwefeel.org</span></a> or contact <a href="mailto:info@howwefeel.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">info@howwefeel.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">###<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For Immediate Release: April 20, 2020<br> Contact: Connecticut Joint Information Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="mailto:COVID19.JIC@ct.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">COVID19.JIC@ct.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">860-754-8342<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt;background:white"> <b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="http://www.ct.gov/governor" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">www.ct.gov/governor</span></a><br> <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGovNedLamont&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C613487563bf94714f14a08d7e583a014%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=P7ovWJs9bGLxK9lpdTymMItkr%2ByFVqY3G7acAL%2BYQkg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://twitter.com/GovNedLamont. 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