Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut State Government Distributed Another 900,000 COVID-19 Self-Tests This Week

State Has Delivered Total of 4.5 Million Self-Tests to Partner Organizations So Far This Month

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut this week distributed another 900,000 COVID-19 self-tests to partner organizations, bringing the total amount it has delivered so far this month to 4.5 million.

“We are continuing to work with many public and private organizations to help distribute these self-tests to the residents of our state,” Governor Lamont said. “If anyone has been unable to get their hands on a self-test, I strongly encourage them to place an order through President Biden’s distribution program by visiting covidtests.gov or calling 800-232-0233 and they will be mailed to your house for free.”

The state has been working to procure the self-tests from vendors and distribute them in

bulk to partner organizations. The organizations then go on to provide them to their clients and members of their respective communities.

The governor said his administration has thousands more self-tests on order that are in the process of being delivered to the state and will be distributed to partner organizations as soon as they arrive.

Some of the deliveries Connecticut state government made for the week of January 24, 2022, included:

• Nearly 450,000 self-tests to municipalities for social services and vulnerable populations; K-12 students, teachers, and staff; first responders; and other front-facing municipal employees and non-licensed childcare programs;
• 300,000 self-tests to community groups, vulnerable populations, and faith-based organizations;
• 60,000 self-tests to UConn (Combined with earlier deliveries to Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, every public college and university in Connecticut now has at least one self-test available for every residential student to facilitate the safe return to campus); and
• 60,000 self-tests to state employees and private nonprofit providers.

In total, the state has delivered the following amounts since December 31, 2021:

Recipient	Distributed week of January 24, 2022	Total to date
Municipalities*	446,000	1,801,000
K-12 students, teachers, and staff*	-	1,420,000
Early childhood	-	164,000
State employees and PNPs	65,000	282,000
Faith-based	132,000	290,000
Residents and clients of congregate settings	4,000	53,000
Foodshare	20,000	57,000
Homebound individuals	6,000	29,000
K-12 bus drivers	10,000	21,000
Center For Disability Rights	5,000	10,000
Undocumented residents	20,000	26,000
Seasonal farm workers	10,000	19,000
Incarcerated population	5,000	19,000
Public college & university students	60,000	73,000
Nursing home visitation	9,000	59,000
Coalition Against Domestic Violence	20,000	40,000
Hartford Communities That Care	3,000	6,000
LGBTQ Communities	5,000	9,000
Spanish American Merchants	12,000	25,000
Malta House Of Care	2,000	3,000
Community Re-Entry Programs	-	4,000
Hospitality workers and community organizations	-	20,000
Women’s healthcare providers	11,000	11,000
American Red Cross	20,000	20,000
Salvation Army	30,000	30,000
Child Guidance	5,000	5,000
TOTAL	900,000	4,496,000
*Beginning the week of January 17, municipal allocations include self-tests for K-12 students, teachers, and staff; data not yet available to separate allocations.

Procurement and distribution of the tests by the state has been overseen by the Department of Public Health, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Administrative Services, and the Connecticut National Guard. In addition, the State Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, Department of Children and Families, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Housing has provided support for test distribution to the communities each of those respective state agencies serve.

For more information on self-tests, visit ct.gov/selftest.

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