CT Coronavirus Updates: 578 New Cases, 36 Total Deaths

CONNECTICUT — Coronavirus cases in Connecticut on Monday ballooned by 578 to 2,571 and the number of deaths rose from 34 to 36. The number of people hospitalized also rose from 404 to 517 Monday.

The breakdown of cases by county are: Fairfield County with 1,445, New Haven County with 373, Hartford County with 330, Litchfield County with 113, Middlesex and Tolland counties with 50, New London County with 24, and Windham County with 10. (See below for a breakdown of town-by-town cases).

A total of 21 deaths have been reported in Fairfield County, six in New Haven County, four in Tolland County, three in Hartford County, and one each in Middlesex and Litchfield County.

Of the reported deaths, 23 involve people over the age of 80, seven between the age of 70 and 79, one between the age of 60 and 69, three between the age of 50 and 59, one case between the age of 40 and 49, and one case between the age of 30 and 39.

The breakdown of people hospitalized by county are: Fairfield with 230, New Haven with 176, Hartford with 96, Litchfield with seven, New London with five, Tolland with two, and Middlesex with one.

During Gov. Ned Lamont's news conference Monday, he said 2,700 people were tested during the past day and 21 percent tested positive. He said the percentage of positive tests has been holding steady over the past week.

He said new data shows New Haven County "catching up with Fairfield County where new cases are being added at the fastest rate."

Lamont said he was informed that people are honoring social distancing orders. He said he heard about a couple of barbershops that were operating and they had to be told to close and some people continue to congregate at basketball courts and are being told to go home by law enforcement. But Lamont said people seem to be taking this situation seriously.

He also spoke about the need to create more hospital beds and the Field House at Southern University will be utilized to add 250 beds and Yale University has offered to help.

Lamont also said he would be "surprised" to see students return to their schools on April 20 and vowed to give folks plenty of notice if and when that date is extended further.

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Lamont announces Governor's Health System Response Team

Lamont today announced details on the latest collaboration to assist in the state’s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is appointing the CEOs of three of the largest hospital systems in Connecticut — Hartford HealthCare, Nuvance Health, and Yale New Haven Health — to serve as co-chairs of the Governor’s Health System Response Team.

In coordination with the Connecticut Hospital Association and the state’s other hospitals, the health care leaders will advise the governor, the Department of Public Health and the rest of the state’s Emergency Support Functions in the Unified Command structure on the proper allocation and distribution of needed resources, supplies, and personnel, throughout the duration of the public health emergency.

The co-chairs of the Governor’s Health System Response Team include:

Jeffrey Flaks, President and CEO of Hartford Healthcare: Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Hartford Hospital, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Windham Hospital

John Murphy, MD, President and CEO Nuvance Health: Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Sharon Hospital

Marna Borgstrom, CEO Yale New Haven Health: Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

The three hospital systems represent close to 70 percent of the state’s hospital infrastructure across 14 acute care hospitals and numerous additional facilities. The CEOs will also work in close collaboration with the Connecticut Hospital Association to ensure that all hospitals are represented in discussions on resource allocations.

This group has already been consulting on a regular basis with the Lamont administration prior to the confirmation of the first positive case in the state, and that work will provide the foundation of the plans and actions as the state’s health care system handles an expected surge of COVID-19 cases.

Lamont said, “Our state is going to get through this by working together, and that includes making sure our hospitals are at the table working directly with my administration to ensure they have access to the resources they need. These are experts in the healthcare field and our state is incredibly fortunate to have such experience providing counsel as we look to keep as many of our residents safe and healthy as possible.”

Flaks said, “I am inspired every day by my colleagues in health care across the state. They are true heroes, working in challenging times. Our focus is clear: we are doing all we can to stop the spread of COVID-19, protect the health and safety of our patients and our colleagues, and make sure we are ready to serve Connecticut and those affected by the virus. This is a once-in-a lifetime public health emergency and there is no doubt – together, we are stronger.”

Murphy said, “As we continue to navigate through this unprecedented health emergency, we know our collective response for the people of Connecticut will be stronger because of this collaborative approach.”

Borgstrom said, “A virus like COVID-19 does not differentiate by town, city or state lines. It doesn’t respect how big or small a hospital is when it strikes a community. If we are to be successful in fighting the spread of COVID-19, we need to work together across regions and across health care systems.”

Jennifer Jackson, CEO of the Connecticut Hospital Association, said, “Connecticut’s hospitals are prepared and committed to fighting COVID-19 together. The ongoing, strong collaboration among all hospitals across the state will improve the care for Connecticut patients battling this disease.”

Here are the latest town-by-town coronavirus numbers in Connecticut:

Andover 0
Ansonia 11
Ashford 1
Avon 9
Barkhamsted 0
Beacon Falls 2
Berlin 11
Bethany 0
Bethel 35
Bethlehem 4
Bloomfield 8
Bolton 2
Bozrah 1
Branford 14
Bridgeport 60
Bridgewater 2
Bristol 9
Brookfield 58
Brooklyn 0
Burlington 4
Canaan 0
Canterbury 0
Canton 1
Chaplin 0
Cheshire 13
Chester 0
Clinton 5
Colchester 2
Colebrook 0
Columbia 2
Cornwall 1
Coventry 4
Cromwell 4
Danbury 218
Darien 44
Deep River 3
Derby 6
Durham 1
East Granby 1
East Haddam 2
East Hampton 3
East Hartford 17
East Haven 7
East Lyme 2
East Windsor 0
Eastford 1
Easton 3
Ellington 2
Enfield 20
Essex 2
Fairfield 35
Farmington 15
Franklin 1
Glastonbury 12
Goshen 0
Granby 0
Greenwich 114

Griswold 1
Groton 2
Guilford 3
Haddam 1
Hamden 28
Hampton 0
Hartford 49
Hartland 0
Harwinton 4
Hebron 3
Kent 5
Killingly 2
Killingworth 1
Lebanon 2
Ledyard 2
Lisbon 2
Litchfield 3
Lyme 1
Madison 8
Manchester 19
Mansfield 1
Marlborough 2
Meriden 21
Middlebury 6
Middlefield 1
Middletown 18
Milford 15
Monroe 6
Montville 1
Morris 1
Naugatuck 7
New Britain 26
New Canaan 34
New Fairfield 30
New Hartford 1
New Haven 73
New London 1
New Milford 34
Newington 24
Newtown 28
Norfolk 1
North Branford 2
North Canaan 0
North Haven 2
North Stonington 0
Norwalk 271
Norwich 2
Old Lyme 1
Old Saybrook 5
Orange 7
Oxford 8
Plainfield 0
Plainville 7
Plymouth 2
Pomfret 1
Portland 3
Preston 1

Prospect 3
Putnam 0
Redding 16
Ridgefield 74
Rocky Hill 15
Roxbury 2
Salem 0
Salisbury 3
Scotland 0
Seymour 10
Sharon 3
Shelton 31
Sherman 4
Simsbury 5
Somers 2
South Windsor 8
Southbury 11
Southington 16
Sprague 0
Stafford 17
Stamford 157
Sterling 0
Stonington 1
Stratford 27
Suffield 7
Thomaston 6
Thompson 1
Tolland 6
Torrington 18
Trumbull 14
Union 0
Vernon 10
Voluntown 1
Wallingford 8
Warren 0
Washington 10
Waterbury 69
Waterford 0
Watertown 6
West Hartford 12
West Haven 30
Westbrook 1
Weston 27
Westport 115
Wethersfield 12
Willington 1
Wilton 44
Winchester 2
Windham 1
Windsor 19
Windsor Locks 2
Wolcott 5
Woodbridge 4
Woodbury 5
Woodstock 3