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08/11/2022
Governor Lamont provides update on Connecticut’s coronavirus response efforts
Latest data at 15:00 on Thursday 11 August 2022
(HARTFORD, CT) – As the state of Connecticut continues to take action in response to the global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 3:00 p.m. of Thursday, August 11, 2022:
Connecticut testing data updates
The following is a summary of newly reported data on COVID-19 in Connecticut over the past 7 days.
To read the full data report, visit data.ct.gov/coronavirus and click the “Data Report” button. This website also contains several other data reports, including the topics of vaccines, schools, nursing homes, child care, community settings, and economic impact.
Connecticut vaccine administration data updates
The following data was reported to the CT WiZ Immunization Information System as of August 9, 2022.
Total number of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19:
Percentage of people with at least one dose per age group:
>95% of those over 65
>95% of those between 55 and 64 years old
92% of 45-54
91% of 35-44
88% of 25-34
85% of those between 15 and 24 years old
72% of those between 10 and 14 years old
49% of those between 5 and 9 years old
7% of those between 0-4
To locate a vaccination clinic in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine.
Data updates on innovative cases in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Public Health reports that as of August 10, 2022, a total of 264,361 cases of COVID-19 have been identified among fully vaccinated individuals in Connecticut. These cases represent 9.63% of the more than 2.7 million people in the state who are fully vaccinated.
For more data on innovative cases in Connecticut, see pages 5 and 6 of this week’s expanded COVID-19 data report.
Data updates on variants in Connecticut
The following data contains the cumulative number of SARS-CoV-2 variants that have been identified among Connecticut residents as of today:
Variants of concern
Variants being monitored
alpha: 2,525 cases
Beta: 23 cases
Gamma: 137 cases
delta: 16,289 cases
epsilon: 60 cases
Zeta: 1 case
I: 10 cases
iota: 718 cases
Kappa: 2 cases
In: 84 cases
For more information on variants, see pages 7 and 8 of this week’s expanded COVID-19 data report.
Connecticut SNAP-eligible households to receive additional emergency food benefits on August 18
The Connecticut Department of Social Services announced today that it will deliver more than $33.8 million in Supplemental Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to approximately 214,831 Connecticut households on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Monthly allocations of SNAP emergency benefits will go to all enrollees. homes, based on the continuation of a declared public health emergency related to COVID-19 in Connecticut.
Authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, this federal allocation will provide a minimum of $95 in additional food assistance to all enrolled families and individuals, increasing Connecticut’s total emergency SNAP funding to more than $818.4 million dollars since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specifically:
All 214,831 SNAP-eligible households statewide will receive emergency benefits on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards by August 18, 2022.
Households that already qualify for the maximum monthly SNAP benefit will receive an additional $95.
All other households that do not normally qualify for the maximum monthly SNAP benefit due to income or other factors will receive additional benefits of at least $95, but an estimated average of $155.70 (depending on their situation of specific provision).
With this additional allocation of $33.8 million from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, the emergency benefits add up to more than $818.4 million in additional SNAP assistance statewide during 28 months, with pro rata spending at supermarkets, grocers, farmers markets and other food retailers.
The $95 increase results from President Joe Biden’s Jan. 22, 2021, executive order, which required the USDA to consider new guidelines that would allow states to increase SNAP emergency benefit allocations for all households, including those previously ineligible to receive it. This increase is expected to be continuous, subject to the continuation of state and federal public health emergencies.
All households also received their normal SNAP benefits, based on the new Thrifty Food Plan amounts, on one of the first three days of the month as they normally do, according to the last name.
If a household is awarded regular SNAP benefits, or has a change made to their case, on or after Monday, August 15, 2022, additional SNAP benefits will be added to the EBT card on a Friday, depending on the date of grant.
In light of recent reports of skimming and phishing scams affecting EBT cardholders, the Department of Social Services is advising customers to change the PIN on their EBT cards immediately and before next week’s scheduled deposit.
For additional information about SNAP, visit www.ct.gov/snap.
Provide information to Connecticut residents
For the most up-to-date information from the state of Connecticut regarding COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents can also subscribe to text alerts from the state by sending the keyword COVIDCT a 888-777.
People who have general questions that aren’t answered on the website can call 2-1-1 for help. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual support. Anyone who is out of state or needs a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. It is intended for use by people who do not have symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone experiencing symptoms is strongly urged to contact their healthcare provider.
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