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Gov. Ned Lamont is scheduled to hold a news briefing Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the state’s coronavirus cases, response and vaccine distribution. As of Wednesday, the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate came in at 6.29%, up from 5.65% the day before. On Tuesday, the governor announced the next round of Phase 1b vaccination appointments would likely open…

Yale New Haven Health began rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations for those in Phase 1B on Wednesday. The health group started giving COVID-19 vaccines to those 75 and older at six locations in North Haven, Orange, Old Saybrook, Trumbull, Fairfield and Greenwich on Wednesday. There will be two additional locations Friday – one at Yale’s West Campus in West Haven and…

As the coronavirus vaccine continues its rollout in Connecticut, the state’s health department is having to clear up some confusion after more teachers received notifications to sign up to get vaccinated. But per state rollout regulations, it’s not yet their turn to do so unless they are 75 or older. “We have over 200 school districts in the state. We…

See what Hartford HealthCare is doing to help keep the spread of COVID-19 down.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 test positivity rate came in at 6.29% Wednesday, up from 5.65% the day before. There were 30,461 new tests reported, of which 1,915 came back positive. The death toll now stands at 6,726, up 44 from Tuesday. Hospitalizations are at 1,124, a net decrease of 17. Efforts are currently underway to vaccinate those 75 and older, the first…

Connecticut is planning to initiate a “tiered approach” to scheduling the nearly 1.4 million residents who fall in Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The plan comes at the direction of Gov. Ned Lamont and focuses on vaccinating those resident most at risk for adverse health outcomes from the coronavirus first. As of Tuesday, a total of 220,820…

Connecticut is planning to initiate a “tiered approach” to scheduling the nearly 1.4 million residents who fall in Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

When one young man was diagnosed with COVID, doctors did extensive testing on the chest pain he was feeling. They found an existing heart condition that needed treatment.

The governor on Tuesday laid out a tiered approach for appointments for phase 1b of vaccine administration.

Some health care workers who received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine will receive their second dose today. Hartford HealthCare will today administer the second and final dose of the Moderna vaccine to a group of front-line health care workers. Connecticut began vaccinations for COVID-19 in mid-December with the first doses going to front-line healthcare workers. The second phase,…

Students are heading back to campus at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. They will have to quarantine and the school requires two negative COVID-19 tests before returning to the classroom in person.

The state’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic opened in East Hartford on Monday. The former Pratt & Whitney runway on Runway Road has been converted into a 10-lane mass vaccine clinic. There are several large signs directing drivers on how to get back there from Silver Lane. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered there by the Community Health Center....

Tuesday is the first day some high school athletes can return to practice after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference approved a proposal to move forward with a winter sports season. The first possible practice date for winter sports is today with games beginning on or after Monday, Feb. 8, according to the CIAC. The association’s board approved the plan last…

On Tuesday, some students in New Haven will return to the classroom for the first time in about 10 months. The district is beginning hybrid learning for younger kids. While many New Haven parents are ready for their kids to return to school, Lavina Roberts is among those sticking with remote learning. “My daughter is staying home. I don’t think…

On Tuesday, some students in New Haven will return to the classroom for the first time in about 10 months.

Community Health Center opened a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic on an old runway at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford on Monday.

Food benefits for all Connecticut households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will increase by 15% starting this Wednesday. The CT Department of Social Services announced it will provide a total of $25.5 million in additional federal food benefits. The assistance is a part of the $900 billion stimulus package Congress agreed upon. The aid will be distributed…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 test positivity fell below 5% on Monday, but hospitalizations and deaths from the disease continue to rise. Of the 138,085 tests administered since Friday, 6,703 came back positive for a test positive rate of 4.85% The state reported 16 net new hospitalizations with 1,114 currently hospitalized. Seventy-six more people lost their life in Connecticut due to COVID-19 bringing…

Many students are getting ready to go back into the classroom after a long holiday break. Dr. Robert Keder, a pediatrician at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, has some tips for preparing your children to return to in-person learning and wearing masks in school.

Connecticut’s largest COVID vaccine clinic is now open in a drive through location in East Hartford.

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a study has found that they are disproportionately reaching white populations before Black and other minority communities. One of the authors of the Business Insider report, senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston, joined LX News to discuss the difference in vaccination rates, and the questions it raises about racial equity.