Gov. Lamont Update on CT’s Coronavirus Response Efforts; Donated Laptops for High Schools Begin Arriving, Distribution Starts Next Week

Report by Paula Antolini, May 15, 2020, 6:26PM EDT

First wave of donated laptops for high schools begin arriving slightly ahead of schedule, distribution will start next week

The co-chairs of the Governor’s COVID-19 Learn From Home Task Force, Superintendents Paul Freeman and Nate Quesnel, today announced that the first wave of Dell laptops that are being donated to Connecticut high schools by the Partnership for Connecticut are arriving slightly ahead of schedule and will begin to be distributed to districts starting next week.

The Partnership is donating 60,000 laptops in total. Due to the large global demand for the products, they are expected to arrive in Connecticut in three waves and will be distributed on a formula-based approach that prioritizes equity, student need, and safe distribution. The first wave will consist of 17,000 laptops in total, which will be delivered to New Britain on May 18, followed by Bloomfield, Bridgeport, Danbury, East Hartford, Hamden, and Hartford throughout the week. Dell is in direct contact with the districts’ IT directors to coordinate delivery and logistics. A total of 19 districts are expected to receive the products, the remainder of which are in the process of being manufactured and will arrive ready for immediate use.

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In addition to the laptops, the Nooyi family donated more than 185,000 high-qualify Scholastic packs of books for Connecticut prekindergarten to eighth grade students. Delivery of those books began on May 4 in Bridgeport, Hartford, and Bristol, and have continued arriving in Alliance Districts throughout this week.

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(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 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020:

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Data updates on testing in Connecticut

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

Overall SummaryStatewide TotalChange Since Yesterday
Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases36,085+621
COVID-19-Associated Deaths3,285+66
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-191,033-70
COVID-19 Test Reported155,908+6,346

County-by-county breakdown:

CountyLaboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 CasesLaboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 HospitalizationsLaboratory-Confirmed COVID-19-Associated Deaths
Fairfield County14,0093421,109
Hartford County8,1262481,025
Litchfield County1,21814115
Middlesex County88532124
New Haven County9,881367783
New London County8442463
Tolland County583151
Windham County301512
Pending address validation23803
Total36,0851,0333,285

For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, visit ct.gov/coronavirus.

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