| Data updates on testing in Connecticut
A county-by-county breakdown includes:
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County
|
COVID-19 Cases
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COVID-19 Deaths
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations
|
|
Confirmed
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Probable
|
Confirmed
|
Probable
|
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Fairfield County
|
19,053
|
795
|
1,106
|
314
|
16
|
|
Hartford County
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13,691
|
679
|
1,112
|
322
|
21
|
|
Litchfield County
|
1,750
|
91
|
119
|
21
|
1
|
|
Middlesex County
|
1,483
|
69
|
154
|
39
|
2
|
|
New Haven County
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13,761
|
500
|
956
|
156
|
21
|
|
New London County
|
1,701
|
73
|
86
|
28
|
4
|
|
Tolland County
|
1,202
|
110
|
52
|
14
|
0
|
|
Windham County
|
913
|
11
|
14
|
1
|
3
|
|
Pending address validation
|
138
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
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53,692
|
2,332
|
3,600
|
895
|
68
|
For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.
Governor Lamont creates working group to prepare Connecticut for a COVID-19 vaccine
Governor Lamont today announced that he is creating a working group to prepare Connecticut for the potential development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group will be responsible for optimizing a statewide vaccine distribution strategy, and communicating critical medical information about the vaccine with the state’s residents.
It will be co-chaired by Dr. Deidre Gifford, acting commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health; and Dr. Reginald J. Eadie, president and CEO of Trinity Health of New England, the health network that includes Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs), Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital (Hartford), Saint Francis Hospital (Hartford), and Saint Mary’s Hospital (Waterbury).
The group’s rank-and-file members are in the process of being appointed, however the governor said that he expects them to include vaccination experts, vaccine providers, state agency representatives, state legislators, labor representatives, emergency management officials, and representatives of highly impacted communities.
“We have a responsibility to provide critical medical information and safeguards to the residents of our state, and I want to ensure that we have a plan in place for when a vaccine is developed and becomes available to the public,” Governor Lamont said. “I want this group to review every possible scenario when it comes to the science and efficacy of the vaccine, as well as the logistics of its distribution.”
The group will be administered by staff from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and public meetings are anticipated to be held monthly beginning around October. An announcement will be made by the Office of the Governor when the remaining members of the group are appointed. |
