Coronavirus Outbreak

More Connecticut schools are transitioning to remote learning as school districts try to limit COVID-19 exposure. As of Friday, the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 2.4 percent. While some schools have transitioned to full in-person learning, many are hybrid and are allowing students to learn virtually. Due to cases of COVID-19, some schools are closing and switching to remote learning…

The city of Norwalk said there are 11 new COVID-19 cases in the city’s school district. Norwalk Public Schools said they were made aware of the new cases on Friday. Of the new cases, at least six are involving members of the Brien McMahon High School and Center for Global Studies school communities, city officials said. Mayor Harry Rilling said…

Three more staff members in the Waterbury School District have tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Two staff members at Duggan Elementary School and one staff member in the Adult Education Program have tested positive for the virus. At Duggan Elementary School, there will be no additional class or school closures, school officials said. All students and staff…

Four more students in Waterbury Public Schools tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Tinker Elementary School, West Side Middle School, and Waterbury Arts Magnet School each have one new in-person COVID-19 case, the school district said. At West Side Middle School and Waterbury Arts Magnet School, impacted classes will transition to distance learning through Oct. 22, school officials…

Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan announced Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “After feeling slightly “under the weather” starting this past Friday, Oct. 9, I kept a close eye on my symptoms through the weekend,” Dziekan said in a Facebook post. The mayor said he kept a close eye on his symptoms through the weekend and he decided to…

Three staff members and two students in the Waterbury School District have tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Three staff members at Duggan School tested positive for the virus and two classes will transition to distance learning as a result through Oct. 23, the school district said. One of the two students who tested positive attends school in-person…

The United States reported 57,420 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily totals since mid-August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New cases are rising in 33 states across the South, East and Midwest. Cases continue to surge in the nation’s Great Plains region, with Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming reaching record highs for average...

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has tested negative for COVID-19, nearly three weeks after she announced she had tested positive. On Saturday, Hayes said she tested negative in a follow-up COVID-19 test. She said she also made an appointment with the American Red Cross to donate plasma. On Sunday, Sept. 20, Hayes said she was is in quarantine after one of her…

Students living off-campus at Fairfield University will not be allowed to return to campus for 14 days due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, according to the university. “Throughout the first six weeks of our semester, we experienced steady but limited numbers of COVID-19 cases; and at the beginning of this week, we witnessed a significant downward trend in…

The City of Hartford is closing its outdoor athletic fields due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the city. Reservations for use of the fields will be canceled starting Tuesday, October 13. The city also will not be accepting reservations for the spring season at this time. This does not include school-sponsored sports or Hartford Athletic games, which have…

“I want more than anything for all of our students to return to school in as normal environment as possible as soon as possible,” said West Hartford Superintendent Tom Moore in a video message to parents. In that message, he delivered the news that a planned return to full-time in-person learning scheduled to start on Tuesday, Oct. 13 had been…

Waterbury’s police chief and a mayor’s aide have both tested positive for COVID-19, according to police. Chief Fernando Spagnolo has not been hospitalized and is being self quarantined at home, police said. A spokesperson for the police department said Spagnolo had some mild symptoms including a slight cough and chills. “His spirits are good, I just spoke with him,...

Public health leaders are tracking a spike in COVID-19 infections in the City of Norwich. Infections have increased by 92 in the last week. The state has issued a COVID-19 alert for the city. DPH officials are encouraging the community to take extra precautions, like limiting trips away from home, wearing a face mask anytime you leave home, avoiding indoor…

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The University of Hartford is utilizing a new way to trace COVID-19 cases and it involves the sewer system. The college is testing wastewater which allows the university to get a general idea of where traces of COVID-19 come from. It also allows leaders to pinpoint where there could be potentially an outbreak of cases. Every week, the college brings…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 test positivity rate exceeded one percent after it fell below one percent on Friday. Friday’s test positivity rate decrease was the first time in more than two weeks the state’s coronavirus numbers dropped below that milestone. Over 52,000 COVID-19 tests were performed over the weekend. With 560 new cases since Friday, the positivity rate stands at 1.1%. Two…

Being stuck inside a dorm for two weeks is not what UConn freshman Aidan Toland imagined the college experience would be like. But he and dozens of others are doing just that after UConn alerted on Friday that Belden Hall, which houses 93 students, had been placed under quarantine because of a rising number of positive cases associated with the…

Quinnipiac University officials said 11 students residing on their Mt. Carmel campus in Hamden have been sent home for a month for violating the school’s COVID-19 social policy, while a dozen other students living off-campus have been suspended. “In three residence halls, people violated the gathering requirement expectation that we had and then there were three students who violated the…

“People dream their whole lives of having their wedding,” said Jonathan Jennings, the chief operating officer of the Connecticut Wedding Group. But changes to those dreams because of the pandemic don’t just have couples suffering. The wedding and event venue industry is too. “2020 has really been a tough year for everybody in Connecticut, but in the wedding industry and…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate remains above one percent and hospitalizations have declined. Since Friday, 497 people have tested positive for the virus out of 45,595 tests performed. This is a 1.1% positive test rate and the state is continuing on an upward trend seen for about a week and a half. A total of 56,024 people have tested positive for…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is sharing her experience after testing positive for COVID-19. Hayes tested positive on Sunday. On Saturday, she had said she was is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet Monday, Hayes shared a journal entry describing how she is fairing. “Tossed and turned…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. On Saturday, she had said she was is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. Hayes said she was notified of the positive test of her staffer on Saturday. The congresswoman said she was asymptomatic except for breathing issues,…

Sacred Heart University in Fairfield is quarantining an entire dorm after nine students tested positive for COVID-19. The university expanded its quarantine of Merton Hall to the entire dorm after additional positive cases were identified on a separate floor from the initial student who tested positive, according to a university spokesperson. The university said the number of positive cases went…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. Hayes said she was notified of the positive test on Saturday. The congresswoman said she is asymptomatic and is awaiting an appointment to get tested for the virus. Hayes said she has been to both her Connecticut and…

A 9-year-old boy from Bethel has the scoop on all the best eateries in town. Once Nicholas Zaccagno realized how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting local businesses, he started a YouTube page, called “Nicky Will Eat It,” featuring restaurants in town and giving his own reviews by making mini commercials. “When this coronavirus happened … we saw all the businesses…

The Department of Public Health announced they are appointing a temporary manager to oversee operations at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Norwich after a widespread COVID-19 outbreak. The announcement comes as an investigation is underway into the outbreak at the facility. The temporary manager will be responsible for operations of the facility and will have the authority over all hiring,…

President Donald Trump falsely claimed the nation is “making the last turn” in defeating the coronavirus at an indoor campaign rally in Nevada on Sunday. The event directly defied the governor and his own administration’s guidelines, with most attendees going mask-less. Last week, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci disputed Trump’s previous comments that the virus is “rounding...

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will resume its coronavirus vaccine trial in the U.K., the company said on Saturday, after pausing the trials last week when a participant became ill. An independent review process and a British medical regulator has now recommended “that trials in the U.K. are safe to resume” and given the green light for them to recommence, it said. AstraZeneca has partnered...

Westbrook High School will be closed for three days following the school’s first COVID-19 case, according to the school district. The school will be closed Sept. 14, 15, and 16, and students will participate in classes virtually during that time period, school officials said. Westbrook Health Director Zachary Faiella told the school district that the high school needs to be…

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford will be closed until at least Wednesday after a person in the school community has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the school district. In a letter to parents, school officials said students will have to join classes virtually in the meantime. The Wallingford Public School District and the city’s health department have...

Jettie S. Tisdale School in Bridgeport will be closed on Monday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Superintendent Michael Testani made the announcement on Sunday. No additional information was immediately available.

White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci disputed President Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S. is “rounding the corner” on COVID-19 cases and asserted instead that data was “disturbing.” MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked Fauci on Friday about the president’s comment the day before that “I really do believe we’re rounding the corner.” “I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with...

The University of Connecticut announced that students living in The Oaks on the Square apartments will now have to quarantine for 14 days following an increase in cases. According to the university, there is a COVID-19 outbreak at the apartment complex which they say warrants increased medical intervention. Student Health and Wellness, the Eastern Highlands Health District and Mansfield town…

Officials in Dedham, Massachusetts, outlined a strategy Friday which includes testing to deal with two clusters of coronavirus cases believed to be linked to two Boston Bruins watch parties attended by young people. NHL playoff watch parties attended by two groups of young people likely led to the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to officials, one of which was composed…

Manchester Middle Academy will be closed on Friday after a student reported symptoms associated with COVID-19 and had close contact with a person who has the virus, according to Manchester Public Schools. The school will be deep cleaned and disinfected on Friday, the school district said in a letter to the school community. The school district said that as soon…

A popular University of Connecticut bar announced they will be temporarily closed after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Ted’s Restaurant & Bar in Storrs announced the closure on Instagram on Wednesday. The bar said they are closing out of an abundance of caution and they are working with health officials to guide them in safely reopening. “The health...

AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential COVID-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. Some have raised concerns that the Trump administration will rush to get a vaccine on the market prior to...

As schools and universities across the United States welcomed students back after Labor Day weekend, some had to change their plans amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. West Virginia University announced Monday its 30,000 students will now take classes online amid a rise in cases, and the University of New Hampshire is tracking an outbreak after 11 students tested positive…

Classes are underway in many Connecticut school districts using a combination of in-person and remote learning, or complete remote learning.   It raised the question of how this will impact single-parent families. Katie Carucci of West Hartford has been working in a beauty salon to help make ends meet.  It has not been easy.  She’s a single parent. “We get...

The United States Congress returns from its break Tuesday, but hopes for another coronavirus relief bill from Washington remain dim. The legislation was supposed to deliver another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans, but no improvements have been made since talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell now…

The Valley Regional High School in Deep River is closed to students and non-essential staff this Tuesday and Wednesday after two students tested positive for COVID-19, according to Regional School District 4 Superintendent Brian White. In an email sent to the school community, the school announced they will be closed on Sept. 8 and 9. Instead, students and staff will…

The Library Wine Bar and Bistro in Wallingford said a couple of their staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant said they immediately shut their doors, have been in contact with the health department, and hired a professional cleaning crew. The closure will be in effect for two weeks, according to the restaurant. “It has almost been six months…

The United States topped 190,000 coronavirus-related deaths early Monday morning, according to a tally by NBC News. With 6.2 million confirmed cases, the U.S. has the largest outbreak of any country in the world. Prior to Labor Day weekend, several U.S. officials urged people to maintain social distancing practices during the unofficial last weekend of the summer. Top infectious disease…

The University of Connecticut said there are currently 50 positive COVID-19 cases on campus and 37 off-campus cases. There have been a total of 99 cumulative confirmed coronavirus cases among resident students since testing began on Aug. 14, the university said. A total of 67 people with COVID-19 have recovered and left isolation, according to the university. According to the…

After Labor Day weekend, seven states in the Midwest – North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana and Illinois – are at risk of experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned in an interview. In another bleak report, the death toll in the U.S., which is currently around 189,000, could more than…

The annual Manchester Road Race will be canceled and instead will be held virtually amid coronavirus concerns. The decision comes after the Manchester Road Race Committee (MRRC) announced the race would be limited to 500 runners. Normally, thousands of people take part in the 4.784-mile run. “After further review and consultation with officials from the Town of Manchester, we have…

Nearly three million people will “most likely” die of COVID-19 worldwide by the end of the year if governments don’t tighten social distancing requirements and people aren’t more vigilant about wearing masks, a research outfit once relied on by the Trump administration warns. The U.S. now has more than 6.1 million virus cases and over 188,000 COVID-related deaths, according to...

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…

A third person tied to a wedding and reception last month in Millinocket, Maine, has died of the novel coronavirus, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. There are now 147 total cases linked to the events on Aug. 7 at Tri-Town Baptist Church and The Big Moose Inn, health officials said. Also included are 72 cases at...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health said Monday the investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak at a Norwich nursing home has found serious violations in infection control measures. The department is issuing an “immediate jeopardy” statement of deficiency finding for the Three Rivers Healthcare, where 21 residents and five staff members have contracted COVID-19. DPH officials said three of the residents…

In the latest study to suggest an uptick, half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression, such as hopelessness, feeling like a failure or getting little pleasure from doing things. That’s double the rate from a different survey two years ago, Boston University researchers said Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.

The University of Connecticut now has 58 cases of coronavirus at their Storrs campus, according to the university. Six of these cases were added over the weekend, the university said. A total of 75 residential students have tested positive for coronavirus since testing began on Aug. 14, the university said. Of these cases, 58 are in isolation and 16 have…

Some students have started heading back to school in the state this week, while others are learning the start of their school year is being delayed. Newington is starting the school year with a half day. The school district is operating with a hybrid model, in which students are separated into two groups — blue and gold — with each…

Trinity College has its first on-campus positive case of COVID-19, the college said on Saturday. Trinity said the positive test came back through their campus testing program. The student recently arrived on campus, according to a campus official. The student is feeling well and has been moved to isolation, the college said. For more information, visit their website.

UConn now has 50 cases of coronavirus at their Storrs campus, according to the university. Seven of these cases are new since yesterday, the university said. Five of the seven new COVID-19 cases reported live in the Garrigus Suites residence hall, which the university announced was placed under quarantine yesterday. There are 270 students living in the dorm, according to…

No new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Connecticut since yesterday and hospitalizations have increased. The death toll remains at 4,465 in the state. Hospitalizations are up by four, bringing the total count to 60. An additional 145 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total to 52,495. There were 13,997 tests performed since Thursday. This means the positive…

UConn has 42 positive cases of COVID-19 on its Storrs campus, according to the university. That is 10 additional cases since Wednesday’s reported numbers. The school also said that five students who previously tested positive have recovered. Nine of the 10 new cases are associated with the Garrigus Suites residence hall. Because of this, the entire dorm is being placed…

Fairfield University is retesting its students and staff following an “unacceptable number of issues” with the lab they used to run COVID-19 tests, the university said in a statement to the university community. The university initially planned to have COVID-19 tests completed before arriving on campus. The lab, InHouse Physicians, allegedly experienced a significant malfunction with its internal traceability system,…

While some families are nervous about sending their children back to school, other parents are working to find ways to keep a teacher’s influence in their lives – even when they are learning remotely. “It doesn’t substitute for an education. I mean it’s not the same. They’re not going to learn the same amount as they would by interacting...

School leaders learned an important part of piecing together this unprecedented pandemic school year Friday: how $130 million dollars of COVID-19 relief funding will be distributed to districts, according to the CT Association of Boards of Education. An excel sheet has been posted on the state’s website, which breaks down the funding by district and personal related support. “The good…

It’s something many families have faced: how to say goodbye when you can’t be there and when you can’t mourn together. “When she passed, we couldn’t go to the hospital. We couldn’t say our goodbyes,” said Erica Turner, administrative assistant for Union Baptist Church of Hartford. Turner’s grandmother, Joyce Hudson, died from COVID-19 in April. Only 10 people were...

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control found that 25% of people aged 18 to 24 reported considering taking their own life as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “A lot of youth are feeling very isolated from their families. They’re feeling very isolated from their communities, from school and a lot of anxiety just due to this…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut have increased by seven since yesterday and the positive test rate is just above 1%. Hospitalizations in the state now stand at 54. An additional 87 people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the state’s total cases to 51,519. There were 7,518 tests performed since yesterday, which means the positivity rate is 1.15%. Two more deaths have…

“There was frustration on our children and there was frustration as parents,” mom Sheri Rumblad said. It wasn’t but just three months ago mom Sheri Rumblad’s son’s learning from the American School for the Deaf was entirely virtual. “Sometimes he would be with an instructor and the technology wasn’t keeping up with the rate of the sign so everything...

Connecticut has reached the lowest number of coronavirus hospitalizations since March 20 with a decrease of 14, according to Ned Lamont. There are now 42 total hospitalizations in the state. An additional 370 coronavirus tests came back positive since Friday. A total of 51,267 have tested positive for coronavirus in Connecticut. With 44,272 tests performed since Friday, the positive test…

A saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The test, called SalivaDirect, is simpler, less expensive and less invasive than nasopharyngeal swabbing. So far, testing has shown similar outcomes to that of swabbing, according to Yale. “With saliva being...

Connecticut coronavirus hospitalizations declined by seven and the positive test rate was just over 1%. There are now 56 people being hospitalized with coronavirus in the state. An additional 115 people tested positive for coronavirus since yesterday, bringing the state total to 50,897. There were 10,353 tests done since Thursday, which means the positivity rate is about 1.1%. Three more…

Mohegan Sun announced they will be laying off an undetermined number of employees as a result of the impact of COVID-19. The company said it is ending its furlough program on Sept. 30. Mohegan Sun President & General Manager Jeff Hamilton said this move will reduce their workforce for employees who have not been called back to work before the…

Connecticut coronavirus hospitalizations increased by five overnight and the positivity rate remains below one percent. There are now 63 total hospitalizations in Connecticut. An additional 76 people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the state total to 50,782. The positive test rate is about 0.9 percent. No new deaths were reported. The death toll remains at 4,450. The Connecticut Department of…

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…

Two people returning to Connecticut from states under the travel advisory in effect were issued the first two fines in the state for travel violations. One person returned to Connecticut from Louisiana and the other from Florida. Both people were issued $1,000 fines for not filling out travel forms, according to Governor Ned Lamont. One person also refused to quarantine…

Connecticut coronavirus deaths have increased by four after three days in a row with no increase. The death toll now stands at 4,441. An additional 75 people tested positive for coronavirus. There were 7,532 tests performed overnight, bringing the positive test rate to just below one percent. There is now a total of 50,320 positive coronavirus tests in Connecticut. One…

The state announced it will provide a total of $266 million in funding to help school districts safely reopen this fall. Lamont said $99 million of the funding was previously allocated to Connecticut school districts. Most of these funds will come from Connecticut’s COVID-19 relief fund. Of the additional funding, $50 million will be used for staffing. Lamont said this…

Among the more controversial recipients of coronavirus federal funding are private schools – some of them elite and some of them in our state. NBC Connecticut Investigates also recently shared data that showed companies that took Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money and cut staff. Paycheck Protection Program data reviewed by NBC Connecticut Investigates indicated at least 19 private secondary schools…

Connecticut coronavirus hospitalizations have increased for the second day in a row. With three new hospitalizations, the state total is now 69. The percentage of positive tests continues to stay below one percent. The positivity rate overnight was 0.9%. An additional 140 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the state total to 49,810. There were 15,265 reported tests done…

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns

Hospitalizations have increased in Connecticut by nine overnight, bringing the total to 72. An additional 83 new cases have been reported, bringing total coronavirus cases in Connecticut to 48,232. Total COVID-19 cases in Conn. have decreased by 74 because they were reported to be false positives. This number is a subset of the 90 false-positive tests reported earlier this week….

The University of Connecticut released its coronavirus testing strategy for the upcoming fall semester. The university said their approach consists of testing necessary students and employees who return to UConn’s campuses. Officials say there is not a “once-size-fits all” approach and the university will utilize different avenues and strategies. All students living on campus will move in two weeks...

An additional 143 coronavirus cases have been reported in Connecticut since yesterday and there are seven new deaths. The state’s death toll now stands at 4,396. There were 14,417 reported tests done since yesterday. The percentage of tests performed that came back positive was just under one percent. There was no change in coronavirus hospitalizations, leaving the state’s total at…

A Montana memory care facility that didn’t carry out free coronavirus testing on its residents is reeling from an outbreak that has infected nearly everyone who lives there.

Connecticut is in a “very fortunate place” with the coronavirus, the state’s epidemiologist says, as deaths have all but vanished and the state’s transmission rate is among the lowest in the country. Dr. Matt Cartter tells the Hartford Courant he’s grateful for the progress even as the testing situation in the state remains less than ideal. “We’re doing a lot of...

Connecticut coronavirus hospitalizations have dropped after days of increasing and the positive rest rate continues to stay below 1%. The state saw a net decrease of six hospitalizations, bringing the total number to 95. On Friday, just 71 people out of 10,370 tests performed were COVID-19 positive. That is a 0.68% positivity rate. The total number of coronavirus cases in…

When you call Governor Ned Lamont’s constituent services line, you are offered the opportunity to transfer to 211, the state information line, or to send an email to his office. There’s no one to answer the phone and you can’t leave a voice message to register your suggestion or complaint. “He needs to understand what people are feeling in...

Connecticut continues to see a very low percentage of positive COVID-19 tests. On Thursday, just 74 people out of more than 11,461 tests performed were COVID-19 positive. That is a 0.6% positivity rate. The total number of coronavirus cases in Connecticut reach 46,646. Two more deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 4,326. The state saw a net increase…

Seventy-three patients and 94 staff members of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, the agency said in a media release Wednesday. Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown has seen 63, cases in patients. The remaining 10 were at the Whiting Forensic Hospital. Department officials said 57 CVH patients and…

This year’s Big E Fair is canceled amid coronavirus concerns, according to the Eastern States Exposition. They say the decision was made “for the safety of fair goers, staff, vendors, entertainers, exhibitors, sponsors, suppliers and the broader community.” “Please know that this decision was not made lightly. In fact, it was one of the hardest decisions we, as an...

Coronavirus deaths in Connecticut are now just below 4,300 and hospitalizations continue to decline. A total of 4,298 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the state since the virus emerged. Two fewer hospitalizations have been reported, bringing the state total to 122. An additional 81 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Connecticut, bringing total cases to 45,994. An additional 6,576…

A group of about 50 farm workers went on strike Thursday at a California pistachio farm demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm’s owner after they said they learned from the media that dozens of their coworkers tested positive for the coronavirus, a union official said.

Public health experts say the U.S. may not be experiencing a “second wave” of coronavirus cases, because the first wave isn’t over yet

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Connecticut continue to decline as cases reach 45,557. The number of hospitalizations decreased by 4, bringing the total number to 172. Connecticut saw a peak number of hospitalizations of 1,972 on April 22. There were 117 more positive coronavirus cases reported today. Twelve more deaths have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 4,238 in the…

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Connecticut declined by 10 to 176 currently in the hospital. Yesterday, hospitalizations dropped below 200 for the first time since March with a decrease of 15 and reaching 186. Connecticut saw a peak number of hospitalizations of 1,972 on April 22. 81 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, bringing the total to 45,440. 70 previously reported COVID-19…

The novel coronavirus has changed lives, economies and health care systems as we know it.  On March 11, the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. The respiratory virus that originated in China has infected hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and killed thousands.  Since the WHO’s classification, the United States and other countries have taken drastic steps...

There are now more than 45,000 cases of coronavirus in Connecticut and hospitalizations are continuing to decline. In Connecticut, there are 45,088 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 94 cases since yesterday. There are 205 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 28 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. Here’s…

There were nearly 14,000 coronavirus tests performed overnight as cases in Connecticut near 45,000 and hospitalizations continue to decrease. In total, 342,338 people have been tested for coronavirus in Connecticut, including an additional 13,985 people since yesterday. Less than three percent of the tests that were performed have come back positive. In Connecticut, there are 44,994 cases of coronavirus, including…

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Connecticut continue to decline as total cases reach 44,689. 228 people tested positive for coronavirus since yesterday. There was an increase in coronavirus tests performed overnight, with 8,309 reported tests done. Yesterday, there were 5,030 tests performed in Connecticut. Two fewer patients are hospitalized, bringing the total number of hospitalizations in the state to 244. The number…

Several drive-through COVID-19 testing sites have opened in Connecticut and there are now 21 alternate testing sites. Gov. Ned Lamont urged that no one should arrive at any of the testing locations and ask to be tested. Anyone experiencing symptoms must consult with their medical provider first, and then they could be referred for testing and can make an appointment…

There were no new coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut overnight and there are now nearly 44,000 cases of the virus. There are 333 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, however, there were no new coronavirus-related hospitalizations since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 43,968 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 150 cases…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed 43,500. There are 333 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 17 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 43,818 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 358 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

The mayor of New Haven has lifted an emergency order from March that closed any child care centers providing childcare services for more than 12 children, with exceptions for those serving families of first responders. The order, originally issued March 16 and followed up with the details on first responder options several days later, was more restrictive than one the…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases now exceed 42,200. There are 481 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 52 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 42,201 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 179 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands…