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The union that represents 10,000 home health care workers recently found out that the state will no longer be distributing PPE on a biweekly basis. That means regular shipment of gloves, gowns, surgical masks and face shields will be replaced with five cloth masks per quarter. “What I had to do yesterday was actually count out a supply so that…

Public health leaders warn that Labor Day Weekend will be a critical time to maintain COVID-19 safety precautions and prevent the spread of the virus. “We do need to be vigilant,” warned Mary Day, a public health nurse practitioner for Ledge Light Health District, covering East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington & Waterford. Day…

The Metropolitan District and Yale University are partnering up to monitor for COVID-19 in wastewater in the greater Hartford region. The study aims to help with advanced warning of potential outbreaks. Yale researches have already been sampling New Haven-area wastewater since March, and found that increases and decreases of the virus detected in sewage predicted the results found by individual…

New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond says that slight increase in positive cases shouldn’t cause alarm but that it’s an important reminder that the pandemic is far from over.

A 6 and a half week-old baby from Hartford whose death was reported to be related to the coronavirus was infected with the virus, but the cause of death was determined to be Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SIDS), the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) confirmed Friday. Infants sometimes die of unexplained causes or unsafe sleeping conditions. When…

Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, NBC Connecticut has been asking ‘What’s On Your Mind?’ People from all around the state have responded to that question. We have received hundreds of calls from people throughout the state who have been concerned, worried, sick, recovering, mourning, confused, desperate, proud, grateful, surprised, supportive – and any other emotion possible. The coronavirus…

COVID-19 hospitalizations are up for a third straight day, though the state’s positive rate is still hovering around 1%, Gov. Ned Lamont said in a press briefing Thursday. Connecticut hospitalizations were up by two Thursday, to 90. Five more people have died, bringing the total number of coronavirus fatalities in Connecticut to 4,348. There were 101 new cases recorded out…

Contact tracing starts with a phone call from your local health department after you’ve tested positive for COVID-19. “We confirm their identity.  We ask about a few symptoms and we identify close contacts,” explained Mary Day, a nurse practitioner for the Ledge Light Health District in New London. You’ll know the phone call is legitimate when the phone number...

We sat down with some experts at local health districts to talk about contact tracing.

Contact tracing’s been a big buzz word during the pandemic. We went to the experts to find out how it works.

Hartford HealthCare officials and state leaders celebrated a milestone – as of Sunday, the health care group has conducted more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests. Connecticut has been testing thousands of people a day and Hartford HealthCare is one of the biggest partners. Outside the Duncaster Senior Living facility in Bloomfield, Hartford HealthCare President and CEO Jeffrey Flaks praised both his…

Contact tracing’s been a big buzz word this pandemic. We went to the experts to find out how it works.

COVID-19 hospitalizations increased for a second day in Connecticut, though the positive rate remains low, according to new numbers released by the state Wednesday. Hospitalizations increased by five to 88, and five new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 4,343 deaths in the state. There were 7,335 new tests recorded and 75 new cases reported. In total, there have…

Dr. Anthony Fauci delivers a sobering assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic; President Donald Trump pushes to reopen schools.

Navigating the pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone, but it’s been especially hard on the disability community. The impact on people’s ability to get around and communicate has been varied.  It was Jonathan Slifka’s first trip to West Hartford Center since the streets were rearranged to accommodate outdoor dining and he didn’t know what to expect. “It appears that...

Here are some dos and don’ts when it comes to wearing a mask, explained by some of history’s most famous paintings.

The Connecticut Department of Labor said they are urging workers that are about to exhaust their Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits to file for extended state benefits. “It’s important for claimants to file for extended benefits as soon as they receive the filing instructions – and not before – in order to transition from PEUC to the state extended benefits…

The state of Connecticut has spent more than $93 million on personal protective equipment in hopes of building up its stockpile