{"id":6032,"date":"2020-04-18T09:37:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2020-04-18T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:37:40","slug":"update-from-senator-anwar-4-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/update-from-senator-anwar-4-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Update from Senator Anwar 4\/17\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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There\u2019s a mixture of good news and bad news in today\u2019s Connecticut COVID-19 numbers. As of today, Friday April 17, 16,809 state residents have tested positive for COVID-19 \u2013 up 925 (5.8%) from yesterday. The good news is that a total of 1,946 people have been admitted to hospitals \u2013 up just 20 new admissions from yesterday. The terrible news is that, for the first time, Connecticut has surpassed the 1,000 deaths mark: 1,036 state residents have died of COVID-19 in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

For a town-by-town breakdown and other COVID-19 statistics, please visit:\u00a0https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/Coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n

State Processing More Unemployment Claims; Backlog Now Just One Week<\/strong>
\nWith a new software patch in place, overnight from Wednesday into Thursday, the state Department of Labor processed 60,000 unemployment claims. Additional claims will continue to be processed through this new system, helping to expedite the process. Emails containing next steps that claimants need to take to receive their benefits have been delivered to those whose applications were processed. In addition to checking inboxes, claimants are reminded to check any spam or junk folders for the email.
\nSince March 13, the department received more than 350,000 applications, nearly the same amount that it typically receives over a two-year period. Approximately 174,000 of those applications had already been manually processed prior to the deployment of the new software improvements. Paired with the continued manual processing, the originally anticipated six-week wait period is expected to be shortened to one week or less.<\/p>\n

New East Hartford Mobile Foodshare Site<\/strong>
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\nFoodshare, the regional food pantry for Hartford and Tolland Counties announced that starting Monday, April 20 until April 24, they will be providing free food at Rentschler Field, 615 Silver Lane in East Hartford from 8:30am to 12:00pm. If you are unable to attend, you can visit one of their other mobile Foodshare sites which operate throughout the region every weekday.\u00a0 To find site near you, text FOODSHARE TO 85511.<\/p>\n

Interested in making a donation? Foodshare accepts perishable and non-perishable food directly at their two locations in Bloomfield and Hartford:<\/p>\n