Has the pandemic made you feel touch deprived? If so, you’re not alone. And the effects are more serious than you may think. Tiffany Field, the director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, has linked the absence of touch to anxiety, depression and lowered immunity. Is it possible to meet our needs for human contact and still stay safe from COVID-19?
Connecticut's COVID-19 test positive rate climbed slightly on Tuesday as active coronavirus hospitalizations continued to decline.
According to the Department of Public Health, the state's positive rate was 4.36% on 2,568 positive tests out of 58,957 tests administered. On Monday, the positive rate was 3.86%.
There are now 900 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, a decrease of 12 over Monday's numbers. Fourteen additional people lost their lives due to the disease.
