COVID-19 Updates 10/1

October 1, 2020
GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS (Latest Data as of 5:00PM on Thursday, October 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

19,436

828

1,108

314

20

Hartford County

14,175

699

1,117

322

39

Litchfield County

1,791

99

120

21

2

Middlesex County

1,531

73

154

39

5

New Haven County

13,987

533

958

157

24

New London County

2,009

78

89

29

15

Tolland County

1,260

110

52

15

0

Windham County

992

12

15

1

2

Pending address validation

125

4

0

0

0

Total

55,306

2,436

3,613

898

107

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

Weekly update on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and assisted living facilities

The following documents contain the weekly data regarding each of the nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Connecticut that have reported positive cases of COVID-19 among their residents. The data is presented as it was reported to the state by each of the facilities. If a facility is not listed, that means it is reporting that it does not have any residents who have tested positive.
 

**Download: Report from October 1, 2020 on COVID-19 in Connecticut nursing homes
**Download: Report from October 1, 2020 on COVID-19 in Connecticut assisted living facilities

Connecticut Department of Public Health issues Halloween guidance to ensure trick-or-treaters have a safe and healthy holiday

The Connecticut Department of Public Health today released a document providing guidance to the state’s residents in order to ensure that traditional Halloween activities can be celebrated while being done in a safe and healthy manner amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Lamont stressed that while the state is not enacting any new rules that are specific to Halloween, he is strongly encouraging Connecticut residents who are planning to participate in traditional holiday activities to review the guidance and take the advised precautions seriously in order to limit further spread of the virus.

To read the guidance for how to safely celebrate Halloween activities this year, click here.