Connecticut Department of Public Health

Emotions are high for many Connecticut families after learning their loved ones must be moved from a Wallingford nursing home. The state made the rare move to order the transfer of patients after determining an ongoing failure to correct serious health and safety issues at the Quinnipiac Valley Center, findings they say are “serious enough to risk imminent harm to…

Governor Ned Lamont announced new COVID-19 guidance for COVID-19 cases in Connecticut schools on Tuesday.

Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday morning that Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate is at 24 percent today. “A 24-percent infection rate is lousy, and it may get worse before it gets better,” Gov. Lamont said during a virtual news conference Tuesday. Of the 44,449 tests administered since Monday, 10,602 came back positive for a 23.85% rate, a new high. The daily…

The State of Connecticut is more committed to keeping schools open than ever, according to state officials. Gov. Ned Lamont gave an update on COVID-19 guidance for schools on Tuesday morning, at a time when Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate has reached 24 percent today, which is a new record high. Connecticut Dept. of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani is asking…

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has updated its COVID-19 guidance for PreK to 12 schools. The updates include changes to quarantine, isolation, testing and return to in-person activities. Anyone who is mildly symptomatic with any symptoms associated with COVID-19 is instructed to immediately isolate at home, test for the virus with a PCR, antigen or self-test and stay away…

Many schools across the United States are returning to wearing masks after the holiday break amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Beginning December 23, masks will become optional for vaccinated student-athletes, per the Connecticut Public Health Department’s latest guidance to school districts.    School administrators say publicly identifying a student’s vaccination status through a visible marker like a mask may be a violation of their privacy. “Ever since this pandemic began we never said a student is this or a student...

Health care workers across the state who were hired during the pandemic must be terminated if they aren’t fingerprinted for state-mandated background checks before July 20, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning in urgent memos being sent to nursing homes, home health agencies, chronic disease hospitals and other health care entities. An estimated 7,500 people were hired between…

The Department of Public Health said they will announce expanded walk-up access to the COVID-19 vaccine across Connecticut. DPH officials said this is done in an effort to have as many providers and locations as possible offering walk-up appointments where no appointments are needed. Many providers have been offering walk-up appointments for several weeks as a way to reduce barriers…

In many parts of Connecticut, vaccination clincs are seeing supply match or exceed demand, leading those clincs to look for a new strategy.

The acting commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health received a coronavirus vaccine and said the best vaccine is the one that is available.

The Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a COVID-19 alert and they are advising people to stay home during Super Bowl Sunday. The DPH is urging Connecticut residents to watch the game with household members only to avoid any spikes in COVID-19 cases. Experts warn that Super Bowl parties could trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases. The alert comes…

Super Bowl celebrations will look different this year at local restaurants because of the pandemic, but they are still looking for ways to satisfy diners’ cravings.

The federal government was expecting to inoculate at least 20 million Americans by the end of 2020, but fell short of the goal, with only four million doses being administered, according to the CDC. On Monday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that more than 75,180 COVID-19 doses have been administered and the state has received more than 167,000 vaccines. The state…

The state Dept. of Public Health is warning residents on the Connecticut shoreline about an illness caused by bacteria in salt or brackish water on Saturday.

Health officials said there has been an unusually high number of infections caused by bacteria in the salt or brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) along Long Island Sound.

The state Dept. of Public Health is warning residents on the Connecticut shoreline about an illness caused by bacteria in salt or brackish water on Saturday. Health officials said there has been an unusually high number of infections caused by bacteria in the salt or brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) along Long Island Sound. According to…

The state Department of Public Health issued a COVID-19 alert statewide for the Labor Day weekend with new concerns that infection of the virus could spread if the proper precautions and safety measures are not taken, according to a release from the department.

The city of Danbury will start the school year online amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the fields are closed in an effort to stop the spread of the virus and the mayor said the boat launch will also be closed. “We’re doing these things because we want to make sure that we protect our residents,” Boughton said. City...