COVID-19 Test Kits Delayed; New London Officials Update On Event

NEW LONDON, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont has notified municipalities that the COVID-19 at-home test kits for local distribution may not arrive in Connecticut in time for dispersal on Thursday.

Lamont cited shipping and warehouse delays outside of the state’s control.

“My staff and multiple state agencies have spent the past several days working around the clock to accelerate the movement of our tests through what is clearly a shipping and distribution bottleneck on the West Coast amid unprecedented international demand for tests,” Lamont said in a statement.

New London has planned on distributing the kits from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30 at C.B. Jennings School.

“State Officials are working diligently on this matter and will be in contact with municipalities overnight with updates as to the arrival and the availability for distribution of these test kits,” according to a news release from New London Mayor Michael E. Passero. “City officials shall be monitoring the progress of the shipment and the off-loading and distribution efforts to the various regions in the state by the CT National Guard throughout the night.”

The Mayor’s Office will update the community on Thursday morning about the status of the distribution event.