Geoff Luxenberg

GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 8:00PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2020)

In yesterday's daily update on Connecticut's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Ned Lamont reported another 16 deaths from the virus – including – a newborn baby less than seven weeks old in Hartford. The baby died in Hartford and is believed to be one of the youngest victims of COVID-19.

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

A county-by-county breakdown includes:

For several additional charts and tables containing more data groups, including a town-by-town breakdown of positive cases in each municipality and a breakdown of cases and deaths among age groups, click here.

Governor Lamont signs 20^th executive order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

Governor Lamont yesterday signed another executive order – the 20^th 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. 7S enacts the following provisions:

• Safe stores mandatory statewide rules
• 60-day grace period for premium payments, policy cancellations, and non-renewals of insurance policies
• Extension of 30-day period of credit for liquor permittees
• Daily payment of certain taxes changed to weekly
• Flexibility to amend Medicaid waivers and state plan
• Relief from certain municipal tax deadlines and collection efforts
• Allow suspension of in-person voting requirements for critical and time sensitive municipal fiscal deadlines
• Suspension of reapplication filing requirement for the homeowners’ elderly/disabled circuit breaker tax relief program and for the homeowners’ elderly/disabled freeze tax relief program
• Substitution of full inspection requirements pertaining to October 1, 2020 grand list revaluations
• Extension of deadline to file income and expense statement to August 15
• Suspension of non-judicial tax sales

**Download: Executive Order No. 7S

Connecticut National Guard deploys additional medical capacity at Middlesex Hospital, SCSU, and WCSU

The Connecticut National Guard yesterday continued efforts to deploy additional medical capacity at several sites throughout the state:

• A Connecticut Department of Public Health mobile field hospital was set up at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. This is the third of these units to be deployed at hospitals across the state. Last week, the Guard deployed two other such units at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford and Danbury Hospital.
• The Guard today also deployed a 250-bed medical station provided by FEMA at the Moore Field House on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.
• In addition, the Guard today began preparations to set-up 300 beds of additional medical capacity from the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security at the O’Neill Center on the campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. Those beds will be assembled on Thursday.

Governor Lamont announces creation of 4-CT charitable organization to unite donors with Connecticut programs responding to COVID-19

Recognizing the considerable demand on resources the COVID-19 public health emergency is having on nearly every aspect of life across the state, a group of Connecticut-based philanthropists today announced that they have established a charitable organization to raise new support for the state’s nonprofit organizations that are serving those impacted by the pandemic.

For more information, read the press release issued yesterday by Governor Lamont.

State Parks to reduce visitor capacity during COVID-19 pandemic

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 7R, which Governor Lamont signed Tuesday, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that it will be enforcing stricter measures to support safe, solitary enjoyment of outdoor spaces at all state parks in an effort to maintain social distancing. This include plans to limit parking capacity at certain parks to manage visitor levels.

For more information, read the press release issued yesterday by DEEP.

Providing information to Connecticut residents

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 click here.

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.