"Hot zone": Gov. Lamont says COVID-19 surge will come in Fairfield County over next few weeks
Gov. Lamont says peak hospitalizations in Fairfield County will come at the end of April, according to models.
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Apr 3, 2020, 5:30 PM
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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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