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01/07/2022

Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

Latest Data as of 4:00PM on Friday, January 7, 2022

(HARTFORD, CT) – 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022:

Data updates on testing in Connecticut

The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases 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.

Of the 1,810 patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 1,218 (67.3%) are not fully vaccinated.

For the week beginning December 26, 2021, unvaccinated persons had a 3.3x greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to fully vaccinated persons.

For the week beginning December 26, 2021, unvaccinated persons had a 17.2x greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to fully vaccinated persons.

Data on COVID-19 associated deaths is updated once per week every Thursday. The most recently reported total number of deaths is 9,281.

County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:

For a series of interactive graphs and maps that provide additional data, including metrics related to age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as data broken down by every town and city in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, “Data Tracker.”

Governor Lamont signs executive order on COVID-19

Governor Lamont today signed an executive order related to the declarations of public health and civil preparedness emergencies that he enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order No. 14D enacts the following provisions:

• Flexibility to provide for adequate healthcare resources and facilities: Modifies certain statutes, regulations, rules, and policies related to the certificate of need process to enable an increase in licensed bed capacity in healthcare facilities for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• Practice before licensure for certain healthcare profession applicants and graduates: Modifies certain statutes to permit healthcare graduates to practice prior to licensure for the duration of the public health and civil preparedness emergencies. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• Temporary permits for certain healthcare providers extended: Extends the duration of certain temporary permits for critical healthcare workers such as respiratory care practitioners and eases certain permit and supervision requirements for physician assistants and advanced nurse practitioners. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• Participation in resident physician assistant program prior to permit issuance: Modifies state statutes to allow a person to participate in a resident physician assistant program in a short-term hospital that provides a postgraduate medical education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education without a license or temporary permit or a training permit issued by the Department of Public Health, provided that the hospital administrator documents that the person is to be appointed a resident physician assistant in such hospital and has satisfied certain requirements. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• Temporary suspension of physician assistant supervision restrictions: Modifies state statutes to suspend the supervision requirements for physician assistants authorized to practice in the State of Connecticut. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• Temporary suspension of in-person supervision requirement for advanced practice registered nurses: Modifies state statutes to suspend the requirement that a physician, medically directing the prescriptive activity of an advanced practice registered nurse who is prescribing and administering medical therapeutics during surgery, must be physically present in the institution, clinic, or other setting where the surgery is being performed. This is similar to an order that was issued at the initial outbreak of the pandemic.
• No employer charge for sequestration expenses: Relieves individual businesses and nonprofits from the cost of preserving Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits despite a slight reduction in federal funding for those benefits.

Providing information to Connecticut residents

For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.

Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website can call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is out-of-state or requires a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. This is intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.

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