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Five people are dead after a coronavirus outbreak at a Colchester nursing home, officials said Tuesday. Officials said 53 residents and 12 staff members at Harrington Court have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Richard Feifer, the chief medical officer for Genesis HealthCare, which runs the facility, said five residents have died. Feifer said they have taken steps control the spread…

UPDATE 10/2/2020: After further analysis, Genesis HealthCare officials said they now do not believe the outbreak started with a patient admitted from Backus Hospital. “We value the excellent care provided by Backus Hospital to our patients and our community. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused.” At least 45 residents of a Colchester nursing home have tested positive…

At least 45 residents and 11 staff members at the Harrington Court nursing home in Colchester have tested positive for COVID-19, according the home’s parent company.

Governor Lamont spoke to an outbreak at a Colchester nursing home and the uptick in total cases in the community.

Lost loved ones, isolation, unemployment: We asked you to share what’s been on your mind since the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S. this spring and you answered. Courtesy of our friends at NBC CT, this is a timeline of Covid-19 in America, through your eyes and in your own words.

Colchester Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for 14 days due to a staffing shortage, according to school administrators. There will be no online learning on Tuesday so teachers can prepare for remote learning. Three staff members at Colchester Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 and other staff and some students who came in contact with them…

Colchester Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for 14 days due to a staffing shortage, according to school administrators.

Three staff members at Colchester Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 and other staff and some students who came in contact with them have been quarantined, according to the superintendent.

As students across Connecticut head back to school, some school districts are seeing cases of COVID-19, which is forcing them to close. Dr. Thomas Murray, associate medical director of infection prevention at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, discusses challenges schools face.

Colchester Public Schools have moved the start of classes from August 31 to September 8.

As of Thursday evening, more than 81 percent of town of Colchester remains without power following Tropical Storm Isaias.

A man charged with killing his family at their Florida home has claimed that his wife is the one who killed their three children and then herself. In a letter written to his father from a Florida jail last month, 44-year-old Anthony Todt alleges his wife, Megan, killed their three kids while he wasn’t home and then killed herself....

Firefighters were called to the Colchester home at 7 a.m. for reports of a structure fire. A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns. Two other adults were taken to the hospital as well.

A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns when the car seat he or she was in was placed near a stove in Colchester on Tuesday. Firefighters were called to a home on James Street around 7 a.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, fire officials said they found a small fire…

Firefighters were called to the Colchester home at 7 a.m. for reports of a structure fire. A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns. Two other adults were taken to the hospital as well.

A 6-month-old baby suffered severe burns in a fire in Colchester on Tuesday morning.

Emergency crews responded to a serious motorcycle crash on West Road in Colchester Monday. Two LifeStar helicopters were requested to the scene in the 200-block of West Road. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

A popular restaurant in Colchester is temporarily closed after town officials said it violated social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Town of Colchester First Selectman Mary Bylone said she closed down Harry’s Place on Tuesday night. “In the parking lot, there were 50-some cars. There were a bunch of motorcycles. People were not staying with their…they were kind of...

Dr. Anthony Fauci explains that we will see a lot of deaths from coronavirus in the coming week, but he will be looking closely at new cases to see if social distancing is working to slow down the spread of the disease.