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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b>From:</b> Sigman, Brian <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 28, 2020 8:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 8:16 AM<br><br>Subject: FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:1.2pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt'>Please share with our partners<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fgovernor&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C0e3ff568fc8649e5ac9608d87ace4933%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637394373698156214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zd1gkqT%2FaGrbSRtcjfij7WJDAOXKdqhy3IR59oe%2F6rY%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=624 height=178 style='width:6.5in;height:1.8583in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6AD0C.519E25E0" alt="Header Image: Office of Governor Ned Lamont"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><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 6:00PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FkXfj1uD7XGs&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C0e3ff568fc8649e5ac9608d87ace4933%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637394373698166168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=yD15bLwwAicQrvlDlyRZ2vWbfYpIjmGJREGMvtY7mjo%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=560 height=315 style='width:5.8333in;height:3.2833in' id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D6AC93.0FBCCDD0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><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'>(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 Tuesday, October 27, 2020:<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'>Data updates on testing 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 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><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><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=318 valign=top style='width:238.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p 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></p></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'><p 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></p><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></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'><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></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>COVID-19 Cases<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>68,637<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+538<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><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></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4,595<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><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></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'><p 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></p></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>292<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><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></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2,218,298<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+13,039<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><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'>County-by-county breakdown:<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><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td rowspan=2 valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td colspan=2 valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td colspan=2 valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td rowspan=2 valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#D0CECE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Fairfield County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>22,166<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>924<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1,117<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>316<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hartford County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>16,895<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>777<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1,146<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>324<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>106<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Litchfield County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2,112<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>97<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>122<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Middlesex County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1,870<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>87<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>158<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>39<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>16,108<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>607<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>968<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>158<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>83<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3,600<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>95<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>106<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>34<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tolland County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1,613<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>125<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>53<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Windham County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1,391<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><p 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></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>146<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>7<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td><td valign=top style='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'><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></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>65,901<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2,736<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3,687<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>908<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='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'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>292<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><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=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C0e3ff568fc8649e5ac9608d87ace4933%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637394373698166168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KmuZq%2Br8W%2BRrX4QsChsTxcE33Kzmu8HIOOopwJpRMRw%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'>Governor Lamont signs 77<sup>th</sup> executive order to mitigate the spread of 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'>Governor Lamont today signed another executive order – the 77<sup>th</sup> since he enacted the emergency declarations – that builds upon his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the virus. <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-9I.pdf">Executive Order No. 9I</a> enacts the following provisions:<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 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Amendments to mandatory self-quarantine for travelers from states with high COVID-19 levels: Makes slight revisions to the previously enacted travel advisory, most notably the creation of an exemption for the nearby states of New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island from appearing on the list of affected states from which travelers are required to self-quarantine.<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><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=623 valign=top style='width:467.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<i>Download</i>: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-9I.pdf">Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 9I</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><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'>Weekly update to the regional travel advisory: California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania added to list; Rhode Island and New Jersey meet metrics but will not be included<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 <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/travel">regional travel advisory</a> between Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York that directs incoming travelers from states with a significant community spread of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for a 14-day period was updated today.<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'>California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania have been added to the list of impacted locations that meet the metrics to qualify.<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'>New Jersey and Rhode Island meet the criteria for the travel advisory, however given the interconnected nature of the region and mode of transport between the states, they are not being included on the list of states required for a mandatory quarantine. That said, Governor Lamont highly discourages, to the extent practical, all nonessential travel to limit the spread of 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'>No other areas were removed from the list this 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'>The requirement to quarantine applies to any person traveling into Connecticut from a state with a positive case rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10 percent test positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. It also applies to any person arriving into Connecticut from a country for which the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Fmap-and-travel-notices.html%23travel-1&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C0e3ff568fc8649e5ac9608d87ace4933%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637394373698176125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=17ohs%2BJzPv50XkK%2FmSeihv1%2FMwtRVR%2FJMC6ftqjeBRk%3D&reserved=0">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice</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'>Anyone arriving to Connecticut from any of the impacted locations is required to fill out a travel health form upon their arrival. The form can be filled out online at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Ftravelform&data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C0e3ff568fc8649e5ac9608d87ace4933%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0%7C0%7C637394373698176125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zpOVvBqwZ3Jha77GXT9RRfGsydp96rVFQwCetQzm08g%3D&reserved=0">ct.gov/travelform</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'>The list of impacted locations is updated once per week every Tuesday. As of today, the full list of impacted locations under the travel advisory includes:<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='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alaska<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arkansas<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>California<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Florida<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Guam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Louisiana<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>18.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>19.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> 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style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>22.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mississippi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>23.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>24.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Montana<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>25.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Nebraska<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>26.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Nevada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>27.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>28.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>North Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing 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style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Utah<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>39.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>40.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>West Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 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