Town Of Tolland: News Release COVID-19 At-Home Self-Test Kits

Press release from the Town of Tolland:

December 29, 2021

COVID-19 At-Home Self-test Kits

(December 29, 2021) Tolland Emergency Management and Town Officials while participating in a conference call with State Officials, have learned that the COVID-19 At-Home self-test kits scheduled to be distributed tomorrow December 30th, have not yet been received by the State. The State will continue to track the movement of Connecticut’s supply. State Officials are hopeful the shipment will arrive overnight or early tomorrow morning. State Officials will work as swiftly as possible upon the arrival to disperse kits to each Town.

We ask for the public’s patience as this delay may affect the distribution of the COVID-19 At-Home self-test kits scheduled for tomorrow evening. Please do not proceed to the distribution site until you have received confirmation from Tolland Officials of when our distribution point will be opened to residents.

We will continue to keep resident’s informed as we learn more about this ongoing situation.

Governor Lamont Statement With Update on Shipment of COVID-19 At-Home Rapid Tests

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement with an update on Connecticut’s anticipated shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests:

“Due to shipping and warehouse delays outside of the State of Connecticut’s control, our state’s anticipated shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests are currently delayed from arriving in Connecticut. My staff and multiple state agencies have spent the past several days working around the clock to accelerate the movement of our tests through what is clearly a shipping and distribution bottleneck on the West Coast amid unprecedented international demand for tests. I want to thank our municipal and emergency management partners who have quickly and efficiently established their methods of distribution of the tests, clearly communicating them to their communities. My administration is in regular communication with city and town leaders, and we will provide updates as we have them in order to distribute the tests as quickly as possible. I thank our staff and leadership at the Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Public Health, the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and the Connecticut National Guard for their incredible work to execute on this test delivery.”

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This press release was produced by the Town of Tolland. The views expressed here are the author’s own.