Coronavirus Outbreak

Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist with the Yale School of Medicine, has been researching the potential long-term effects of getting COVID-19. In a recent study, Iwasaki has discovered that even people with mild symptoms can sometimes suffer long-term neurological damage. NBC Connecticut’s Dan Corcoran spoke with her about the issue. Dan: “So you’ve been doing a lot of research...

Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist with the Yale School of Medicine has been researching potential long-term effects of getting COVID-19.

Doctors at Connecticut’s two largest health care systems say they believe the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic might be peaking in the state. NBC Connecticut’s Dan Corcoran spoke with Dr. Howard Forman, a professor of public health at Yale University, on the issue. Dan: When you look at the numbers from today and yesterday, do you think that...

Earlier this week, the president made an announcement regarding how some employees will receive Covid-19 testing. Starting Saturday, private insurance companies have to cover the cost of at-home Covid-19 tests for their members. But how will it work? Most people with private health insurance will be able to be reimbursed for up to eight at-home Covid-19 tests per month. The…

Several COVID-19 testing sites are closed Tuesday because of bitter cold temps. The feel-like temperatures will be between 0 and negative 20. High temps will only range from about 7 degrees in the hills to 13 in Hartford to 17 in New Haven, but the breeze will make it feel much colder. COVID-19 testing at 1161 Albany Ave. in Hartford…

With recent plans announced to distribute masks and tests in schools, many Connecticut child care providers were left wondering when they might be able to get those supplies to better protect the very young kids in their care.

With recent plans announced to distribute face masks and COVID-19 tests in schools, many Connecticut child care providers were left wondering when they might be able to get those supplies to better protect the very young kids in their care. Now they have an answer: Tuesday. Child care centers are the next recipients of these coveted COVID-19 supplies. At Bristol…

The state of Connecticut is looking to help ease the financial burden of essential workers and their families who contracted COVID-19 on the job.

They worked through the pandemic bagging our groceries, driving our buses, and taking care of our health. Now the state wants to compensate these essential workers or their families for any COVID-related expenses. The state set aside $34 million for essential workers who contracted or died from COVID-19. Many of these workers were on the job through the pandemic before…

More than 23,600 additional cases of Covid-19 were reported in Connecticut between Thursday and Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to more than 533,000. There were also an additional 300 hospitalizations for the virus over the long holiday weekend. The hospitalization rate is the highest it’s been since May of 2020, with just under 1,500 currently…

Hartford HealthCare is changing its visitor guidelines for their hospitals amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. A spokesperson said starting Monday, each patient can have one visitor per day during normal visiting hours. Exceptions will be made for patients with disabilities, those is labor and delivery areas, and in certain other circumstances such as compassionate visitation at end-of-life. “We know…

Governor Ned Lamont talks about whether or not he believes there should be another mask mandate in the state as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.

Some Connecticut towns have rescheduled their COVID-19 test kit distributions after the state received a partial shipment Friday morning.

Now that thousands of people have picked up rapid tests, many might have already broken them out to see if they have COVID-19 or not. Based on your results, what you do next depends on a couple of things.

A daycare in Tolland is closed through Jan. 10 after someone in one of their classrooms tested positive for COVID-19. Several staff members at the Tolland Kids Academy Child Center were directly exposed to the individual and need to quarantine for 10 days as a result, owner Lori Jackman said. Someone within the two-year-old classroom tested positive for the virus…

Some Connecticut towns have rescheduled their COVID-19 test kit distributions after the state received a partial shipment Friday morning.

Some Connecticut towns have rescheduled their COVID-19 test kit distributions after the state received a partial shipment Friday morning.

Some Connecticut towns have rescheduled their COVID-19 test kit distributions after the state received a partial shipment Friday morning. Approximately 426,000 tests arrived in New Britain Friday. This comes after a shipment of 3 million at-home COVID-19 tests didn’t arrive earlier in the week, setting back distribution plans at a time of heavy demand for testing. Gov. Lamont said the…

The demand for COVID-19 tests in Connecticut is continuing in the new year.

Trying to get a COVID test? There are still long lines at testing sites and empty shelves at the store. The governor was apologetic as he walked the line at a testing site in New Britain Friday. Unable to secure millions of tests, the governor was able to announce that they did get more than 400,000 overnight. “Sorry about the…