This Sunday, join Senate President Pro Tem, Martin Looney, and me for an interactive conversation at 5:00 P.M. This is an opportunity to share your questions, ideas, or concerns. You can watch the event and ask us questions on my Facebook.
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 4:00PM on Monday, June 1, 2020)
Data updates on testing in Connecticut
A county-by-county breakdown includes:
County
COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 Deaths
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Confirmed
Probable
Confirmed
Probable
Fairfield County
15,003
706
990
298
157
Hartford County
9,752
693
944
310
100
Litchfield County
1,333
67
114
22
4
Middlesex County
1,084
59
117
36
21
New Haven County
11,088
391
822
151
160
New London County
1,033
58
66
23
9
Tolland County
768
77
45
13
2
Windham County
376
12
12
1
1
Pending address validation
233
7
0
0
0
Total
40,670
2,070
3,110
854
454
For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.
Governor Lamont signs 48th executive order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Governor Lamont today signed another executive order – the 48th since he enacted the emergency declarations – that builds upon his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the virus. Executive Order No. 7UU enacts the following provisions:
Mandatory COVID-19 testing for staff of private and municipal nursing homes, residential communities and assisted living agencies: Requires all staff of these facilities to be tested for COVID-19 weekly for the duration of the public health and civil preparedness emergency.
Determination of suitable work: Allows the Connecticut Department of Labor to consider, when determining a worker’s eligibility for unemployment benefits, whether COVID-19 means returning to work would pose an unreasonable risk to the health of a member of that worker’s household.
Time is running out as Access Health CT deadlines approach for residents that lost health insurance due to job loss. People can enroll any time within 60 days of losing their job, but the deadline to enroll is approaching fast for those who lost their health insurance in early April.
Who is Eligible?
ONLY qualified individuals who are Uninsured, lawfully present and not incarcerated.
You can find more information and videos that describe in detail how to enroll on the Access Health CT website.
Make sure to also compare coverage to COBRA, the marketplace may offer a better, less expensive choice. For more information, click here.
Attorney General Tong, Connecticut State Police release public service announcement encouraging residents to fact check COVID-19 information
Attorney General William Tong and the Connecticut State Police today released a public service announcement encouraging residents to fact check the information they receive about the COVID-19 pandemic and beware of scam artists who are attempting to spread false information.