"Hot zone": Gov. Lamont says COVID-19 surge will come in Fairfield County over next few weeks

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Notes from Gov. Lamont's news conference:

Gov. Ned Lamont says state is preparing for the COVID-19 surge.
Gov. Lamont says southern Connecticut has been a "hot spot" for COVID-19 cases.
Gov. Lamont says peak hospitalizations in Fairfield County will come at the end of April, according to models.
Gov. Lamont: "We've had some positive indicators in the number of infections over last four or five days. That changed today."
"We had 1,000 positives recorded out of 1,715 tests."
Gov. Lamont: "Number of hospitalizations went up 82 to 909."
The governor says 19 more COVID-19 deaths. State death toll at 131.
"We are going to stretch our use of ventilators as best we can."
Gov. Lamont lays out COVID-19 game plan, including strong social distancing policies, partnerships with hospitals and building more hospital capacity to handle the coming surge.
He says there should be "no more social travel" and that hotel rooms in the state should be ready for medical personnel.
Connecticut-based company Sema4 announced that it will be ramping up testing of potential COVID-19 patients. "That's enormous."
Gov. Lamont: "Over the next week or two, there could be an increased flow of hydroxychloroquine usage in the state."

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