COVID-19 Updates 9/1

COVID
September 1, 2020
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 4:00PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2020)
Data updates on testing in Connecticut

A county-by-county breakdown includes:


 

County

COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19 Deaths

COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Confirmed

Probable

Confirmed

Probable

Fairfield County

18,204

735

1,101

314

13

Hartford County

12,870

659

1,104

321

15

Litchfield County

1,640

73

118

20

1

Middlesex County

1,402

64

154

38

5

New Haven County

13,266

445

959

150

17

New London County

1,519

68

80

27

4

Tolland County

1,080

67

51

14

0

Windham County

797

10

14

1

1

Pending address validation

105

2

0

0

0

Total

50,883

2,123

3,581

885

56

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

Weekly update to the regional travel advisory: Two states added, no areas removed

The regional travel advisory between Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York that directs incoming travelers from states with a significant community spread of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for a 14-day period was updated today and now includes Alaska and Montana on the list of impacted locations. No areas were removed in this week’s update.

The quarantine applies to any person traveling into Connecticut from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10 percent test positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.

The list of impacted locations is updated once per week on Tuesdays. As of today, the full list of impacted locations falling under the travel advisory includes:

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • Oklahoma
  • Puerto Rico
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virgin Islands
  • Virginia
  • Wisconsin

Anyone seeking the most up-to-date information on the regional travel advisory, including an extensive list of frequently asked questions, is encouraged to visit the state’s coronavirus website.
A resource that offers potential relief to your energy bills is weatherizing your home, and now is the perfect time to check-in on how efficient your homes are to hopefully lower your energy costs.

The

Home Energy Solutions (HES) program, funded by a small fee on our electric bills, is offering FREE home energy audits until the end of 2020 if you have not had an audit in the past 36 months. This is a revised program designed to make up for the time lost this year because of the pandemic, and includes new safety procedures to cope with COVID-19. One of them is a virtual pre-audit by phone.

During the in-home visit, authorized contractors from your utility provider may make no-cost on-the-spot energy improvements for those who are income eligible, such as:
At the end of the visit, contractors will recommend additional energy-saving opportunities, and provide renters and homeowner’s with a report detailing the home’s performance before and after the service.

You can apply for the free home audit by clicking the image below, or by calling 1(877) WISE-USE (9473-873).