coroanvirus in connecticut

Connecticut’s seven-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate on Thursday is below 9%. State data shows that the positivity rate currently stands at 8.79%, which is a decrease of 0.02% since Thursday. Gov. Ned Lamont office said there were 3,203 positive tests out of 36,424 in the last week and the number of people hospitalized is 259. The number of patients decreased…

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. He said that he started feeling a little congested so he took an at-home test. The mayor said he has a stuffy nose and small cough, but generally feels fine. This comes as the state’s positivity rate increased to over 9% on Friday. The rate Thursday was...

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate is 6.23% According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 59,818 tests have been reported since last Wednesday, and 3,727 were positive. There are 126 patients hospitalized throughout the state with COVID-19, an additional nine since last Wednesday. Of the 126 patients hospitalized, 42 (33.33%) are not fully vaccinated according to officials. For a breakdown of…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate has dipped below 20%. The state’s positivity rate has been above 20% and came in Friday at 19.35%. The number of people hospitalized with the virus is down 22 fewer people to 1,895. Of the 1,895 patients currently hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, the governor’s office said 1,255, or 66.2%, are not fully vaccinated.

Connecticut officials have ordered partial closures at the state Capitol complex due to coronavirus infections among police officers and legislative staff. The Capitol and neighboring Legislative Office Building were closed Thursday and will be shut down on Wednesdays and Fridays at least through the end of the month. Staffers are being asked to work remotely on those two days. Staffing…

Hartford’s Saint Francis Hospital will close their drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on Jan. 3. Hospital officials said they’re closing the testing site in an effort to shift resources toward supporting patient-care colleagues and pre-admission visits. The decision comes amid an uptick in demand for testing statewide as numbers increase. The testing site has been open for nearly two years,...

Gov. Ned Lamont is planning on issuing executive orders amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including testing at nursing homes. On Thursday afternoon, he said an executive order would be coming on testing at nursing homes, but did not go into detail. “We are going to get an executive order out today on testing at nursing homes,” Lamont said. “We’re...

On Friday, 477,000 people 45 and over will be eligible to sign up for a vaccine, while 142,000 doses are expected from the government for next week. State officials say residents will have to have patience as doses won’t meet demand. Connecticut Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe says doses are expected to increase each week throughout March. “As we go…

State leaders warn in the first few days of new eligibility windows, it could be challenging for everyone to schedule an appoint but to keep trying as more doses prepare to arrive in the state.