Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday during his COVID-19 briefing that 95% of the state's economy will reopen in Phase 2.

The state will move into Phase 2 on June 17. Lamont also said he will be waiting to see what impact, if any, the recent demonstrations will have in terms of the pandemic.

He said the world is battling two pandemics - COVID-19, which attacks the body, and racism, which attacks the soul.

Lamont also announced Monday that he's ordering an independent, third-party review of what went wrong inside the state's nursing homes and assisted living facilities when it came to responding to the pandemic.

He wants the investigation completed before the fall.

More than 60% of COVID-19 deaths in Connecticut have been among nursing home residents.

 

- There are 124 new coronavirus cases in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 44,092. There have been 13 new coronavirus-related deaths overnight, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,084.

- There have been nine less hospitalizations since Sunday. Lamont also says the state has conducted over 300,000 coronavirus tests, which covers about 9% of the population.

- He says he's going to wait and see how the protests affect the number of coronavirus cases.

- Lamont says 95% of Connecticut's economy is included in the Phase 2 reopening. He also says restaurants will be open for indoor dining on June 17.