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Update: May 28 6:00 p.m. – State Response to Coronavirus

Posted on May 28, 2020

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Friends and Neighbors,

In press releases and during his daily press briefing, Governor Lamont announced updated virus totals and other measures regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

To watch a video of his press conference, please click here:

More information and the governor’s full press release can be read here: https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/05-2020/Governor-Lamont-Coronavirus-Update-May-28

Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group’s community committee holds roundtable on vulnerable populations

The Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group’s community committee this morning held a roundtable discussion regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s most vulnerable populations. Members of the public had an opportunity to provide questions to the panel and have them answered during the event.

Some of the members of the advisory group’s community committee who are anticipated to participate in this roundtable include:

  • Marie Allen, Executive Director of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging and Independent Living
  • Ken Alleyne, Vice Chair of the Connecticut Health Foundation
  • Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
  • Nora Duncan, State Director of Connecticut AARP
  • Mike Freda, First Selectman of North Haven
  • Marcella Nunez Smith, Director of Equity Research and Innovation at the Yale School of Medicine
  • Rochelle Palache, Assistant District Leader for SEIU, Local 32BJ
  • Jordan Scheff, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Disability Services
  • Daria Smith, Executive Director of the Connecticut State Independent Living Council

The full video of the roundtable can be watched online on Governor Lamont’s YouTube channel.

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As of 4:00 p.m. – Thursday, May 28th – the state is reporting a total of 41559 cases of Coronavirus. Updated virus totals and Town-by-Town statistics can be accessed here: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus

The total statewide number of COVID-19 associated fatalities is 3826.

*For public health surveillance, COVID-19-associated deaths include persons who tested positive for COVID-19 around the time of death (confirmed) and persons whose death certificate lists COVID-19 disease as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death (probable).

Latest COVID-19 Testing Data in Connecticut

Updated 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2020

Total patients who tested positive: 41559

Fairfield County: 15353

Hartford County: 10078

Litchfield County: 1366

Middlesex County: 1082

New Haven County: 11198

New London County: 1067

Tolland County: 822

Windham County: 375

Pending address validation: 218

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