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January 8, 2021
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 4:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2020) 

Hamden Specific COVID-19 Updates:

As of 4:00 p.m. on January 8th —

 Hamden has conducted 33,250 COVID-19 tests with 3,188 confirmed cases. Cases increased by 44 from January 7th, which had 3,144 confirmed cases.

As of today, the overall positivity rate for Hamden is 9.6%.
Data updates on testing in Connecticut

County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:
 

County

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Fairfield County

274

Hartford County

341

Litchfield County

14

Middlesex County

57

New Haven County

297

New London County

88

Tolland County

6

Windham County

32

Total

1,109

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

Weekly update on hospital capacity in Connecticut

The following document contains weekly data regarding hospital capacity in Connecticut. This report is issued each Friday.

Attorney General Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Seagull warn Connecticut residents of potential stimulus check scams

Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are warning Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for potential scams involving the second round of stimulus checks from the federal government.

Stimulus checks from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began arriving this week for many people after the federal government enacted a $900 billion economic stimulus package, the second in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Connecticut Office of the Attorney General and Department of Consumer Protection warn that bad actors looking to steal Americans’ personal information and money might not be far behind.

Attorney General Tong and Commissioner Seagull offer these tips to prevent falling victim to a scam artist:

  • The federal government will not ask you to pay money upfront to receive a stimulus check. No fees. No charges.
  • The federal government will never call to ask for your Social Security number, bank account number, or credit card number. Anyone who asks for this personal identifying information is a scammer.
  • No matter how the payment is disbursed, only a scammer will ask you to pay to receive it.
  • Some people will receive the payment in the form of an Economic Impact Payments (EIP) prepaid card. The card is not a scam, and there are ways to cash or use the card without fees.
Anyone who receives a suspicious phone call, email, or text message, can report it to the Office of the Attorney General at 860-808-5000, or with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.