COVID-19 Update, 5/2

May 2, 2020

As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2020:

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases, deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note that these newly reported updates include data that occurred over the last several days to a week. All data in this report are preliminary, and data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.

Overall Summary

Statewide Total

Change Since Yesterday

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

29,287

+523

COVID-19-Associated Deaths

2,436

+97

Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19

1,551

-41

COVID-19 tests reported

102,493

+2,236

County-by-county breakdown:

County

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19-Associated Deaths

Fairfield County

11,801

525

865

Hartford County

6,112

400

741

Litchfield County

1,036

22

89

Middlesex County

707

37

91

New Haven County

8,024

523

565

New London County

623

33

43

Tolland County

461

6

39

Windham County

211

5

2

Pending address validation

312

0

1

Total

29,287

1,551

2,436

For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, visit ct.gov/coronavirus.

NOTE: Beginning Saturday evening, the Connecticut Department of Public Health will be transitioning to a new process to make the daily collection of data more sustainable. To facilitate this shift, the report that will be issued tomorrow (Sunday, May 3) will only contain data on hospitalizations and fatalities. The next full report will be issued on the afternoon of Monday, May 4, and will contain combined data from both Sunday and Monday.

Governor Lamont encourages residents to sign up for the state’s CTAlert notification system

Governor Lamont is encouraging Connecticut residents to sign up for CTAlert, the state’s emergency alert system, which provides text message notifications to users. To subscribe, text the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.

Providing information to Connecticut residents

For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, including an FAQ and other guidance and resources, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus.

Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website can also call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance and TDD/TTY access. It intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone experiencing symptoms is strongly urged to contact their medical provider.