COVID-19 Updates 5/28

May 28, 2020

Facebook Live – Virtual Town Hall Reminder

This Sunday, join DECD Commissioner David Lehman 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 Thursday, May 28, 2020)

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

A county-by-county breakdown includes:  
 

County Laboratory-Confirmed Cases Hospitalizations Deaths
Fairfield County 15,353 211 1,246
Hartford County 10,078 158 1,208
Litchfield County 1,366 8 128
Middlesex County 1,082 24 144
New Haven County 11,198 232 946
New London County 1,067 12 83
Tolland County 822 2 57
Windham County 375 1 14
Pending address validation 218 0 0
Total 41,559 648 3,826

 

For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.

Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group’s community committee holds roundtable on vulnerable populations
 
The Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group’s community committee this morning held a roundtable discussion regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s most vulnerable populations. Members of the public had an opportunity to provide questions to the panel and have them answered during the event.
 
Some of the members of the advisory group’s community committee who are anticipated to participate in this roundtable include:

  • Marie Allen, Executive Director of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging and Independent Living
  • Ken Alleyne, Vice Chair of the Connecticut Health Foundation
  • Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
  • Nora Duncan, State Director of Connecticut AARP
  • Mike Freda, First Selectman of North Haven
  • Marcella Nunez Smith, Director of Equity Research and Innovation at the Yale School of Medicine
  • Rochelle Palache, Assistant District Leader for SEIU, Local 32BJ
  • Jordan Scheff, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Disability Services
  • Daria Smith, Executive Director of the Connecticut State Independent Living Council

The full video of the roundtable can be watched online on Governor Lamont’s YouTube channel.