Facebook Live – Virtual Town Hall
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GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 7:30PM on Thursday, May 7, 2020)
| Data updates on testing in Connecticut
A county-by-county breakdown includes:
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County
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Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
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Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Hospitalizations
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Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19-Associated Deaths
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Fairfield County
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12,679
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469
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977
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Hartford County
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6,750
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340
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867
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Litchfield County
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1,114
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20
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104
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Middlesex County
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764
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45
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104
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New Haven County
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8,678
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468
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643
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New London County
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742
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35
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49
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Tolland County
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522
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5
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46
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Windham County
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250
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3
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5
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Pending address validation
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285
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0
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2
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Total
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31,784
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1,385
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2,797
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For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, click here.
Governor Lamont signs 38th executive order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Governor Lamont today signed another executive order – the 38th 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. 7KK enacts the following provisions:
- Pharmacists are permitted to order and administer Food and Drug Administration approved tests for COVID-19: Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests.
Governor Lamont outlines criteria for Phase 1 of reopening
During his daily news briefing this afternoon, Governor Lamont announced that his administration is utilizing seven criteria in its consideration for Phase 1 of Connecticut’s reopening efforts:
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| Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Updates
For those of you who have already received your UC-58 form, step two is now available. The portal is up.
If you’re self-employed and have not yet filed for Unemployment Insurance, the federal rules state you must file first through Connecticut’s unemployment system to receive a denial. The denial then qualifies you for federal unemployment. Click here to get started on the CT Department of Labor website. If you’re self-employed and filed a claim application, you don’t need to file again. A step-by-step process is outlined below: |
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Here are some things to remember:
- Self-employed individuals MUST file for state benefits first, and be denied. Denied means receiving a UC-58 in the mail. If the filed on Saturday, or more recently, the DOL has not processed it yet.
- If they believe they received a UC-58, but do not have it anymore/can’t find it; that’s OK they can still file.
- They can then hit the red button. Here is what happens next:
- They click “Instructions and File PUA” in the Quick Links box
- That will take them to the instructions. They should read these….
- They will then need to go to the Connecticut Tax and Benefits System set-up an account, and determine how they would like to be paid. They will get their money quicker if they choose direct deposit. If they chose debit card, it can take 10 days to several weeks for them to get the card.
- After that, they can keep moving down that instructions page and click “Continue” at the bottom.
- They should then read the next page, and at the bottom click “Proceed to ReemployCT”
- They will need to create an account, and then they can file.
- If the person is 100% sure that they got a UC-58, but when they file their PUA claim it says “Regular Unemployment Benefits claim not found," please respond to this email and we will forward it on to the DOL.
The DOL is verifying tax information with DRS. In the meantime, individuals will receive the minimum ($198) plus $600. Once DRS verifies how much the self-employed individual earned, they will adjust the benefit and that will be retroactive.
