GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 7:00PM on Friday, April 24, 2020)
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Data updates on testing in Connecticut
A county-by-county breakdown includes:
| County |
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases |
Hospitalizations |
Deaths |
| Fairfield County |
10,227 |
694 |
662 |
| Hartford County |
4,570 |
462 |
511 |
| Litchfield County |
808 |
22 |
69 |
| Middlesex County |
561 |
39 |
63 |
| New Haven County |
6,286 |
617 |
396 |
| New London County |
448 |
33 |
23 |
| Tolland County |
375 |
4 |
34 |
| Windham County |
139 |
6 |
3 |
| Pending address validation |
507 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
23,921 |
1,877 |
1,764 |
For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.
Updated list of nursing homes with residents who have tested positive for COVID-19
The following document is a list of every nursing home in Connecticut with residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, along with corresponding data regarding the number of related fatalities among residents in each facility. The data was reported to the state by each of the nursing homes. This list is updated on a weekly basis.
Governor Lamont signs 33rd executive order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Governor Lamont today signed another executive order – the 33rd 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. 7FF enacts the following provisions:
- Additional flexibility for Medicaid-enrolled providers to perform telehealth through audio-only methods for new patients: Expands the definition of telehealth services in order to permit Medicaid-enrolled providers offering covered telehealth services to “new or established patients” who are Medicaid recipients to engage in telehealth through the use of audio-only telephone.
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Residents encouraged to consider non-perishable food donations to Connecticut’s food pantries
Governor Lamont is encouraging Connecticut residents with extra canned and other non-perishable food items to make a donation to a food pantry in their area. To find local food pantries, visit www.211ct.org/foodpantries. Monetary donations are also welcome, as are monetary donations to Connecticut’s regional food banks – Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank.
