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A site for free COVID-19 testing will open at Hammonasset Beach State Park.   Community Health Center will open the new testing center on Friday and offer free COVID-19 testing to children and adults of all ages. A news release from Community Health Center said people do not need to have symptoms, a referral or to make an appointment to…

Before Thanksgiving, COVID-19 testing lines across the state were long. Yvette Highsmith-Francis, the regional vice president, for Community Health Center, Inc., explains how they prepare for testing in the weeks ahead and what people should know.

Millions of people traveled this Thanksgiving weekend. If you were one of them, you should know what to do once you’re home to avoid possibly accelerating the spread of COVID-19 in your community. LX News host breaks down the CDC guidance.

Massachusetts reported nearly 4,500 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, but cautioned that it included reports from the past two days. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health did not publish a daily COVID-19 report on Thanksgiving, which resulted in the extended period of time for new cases to be tallied. Health officials had said they would not publish Thursday’s daily coronavirus…

The day before and after Thanksgiving could be busy for testing sites around the state. The rush to get a COVID-19 test comes as many people plan on attending small family gatherings on Thanksgiving. UConn Health is working to keep up with that rush. “Hospitals and testing sites throughout the state are being pushed and we’re working here at...

The state is looking for those qualified to help meet demands for school staff and health care workers.

Nine months into the pandemic, New Haven officials say they are keeping their focus on accessible COVID-19 testing for residents as cases continue to grow. Their model has consisted of a mix of community partnerships with local health groups Fair Haven Community Health and Cornell Scott Hill Health, along with neighborhood popups sites. The latest is with Yale New Haven…

New Haven is expanding COVID-19 testing after seeing success with pop-up testing sites throughout the city.

Experts are not expecting holiday trips to be as busy as usual amid warnings to keep festivities small this year. Still, many are scrambling to get tested before gathering with family including those arriving at Bradley International Airport on Sunday. Those coming from hot spots across the country must quarantine or get tested under the state’s travel advisory. “We’re...

Many people are scrambling to get tested for COVID-19 before gathering with family including those arriving at Bradley International Airport on Sunday.

Connecticut has reached a grim milestone when it comes to COVID-19 cases. On Friday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state has surpassed 100,000 cases.

“It felt like we were walking into an automatic, constant backlog,” Loren Dealy Mahler said. Connecticut has now hit over 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. And with rates on the rise – more than 30,000 Connecticut residents per day are seeking to get tested. That means waiting even longer to get results. “They said it will be anywhere between…

It’s taking longer to get back COVID-19 test results as more people get tested.

Many Connecticut residents got an early start this morning to be tested for COVID-19 with the hopes of bypassing lines. In Meriden, many had been waiting in lines for hours to get a test, including Jose Rivera. Rivera said he’s feeling fine but his wife was near a friend’s husband who tested positive so he doesn’t want to take...

People waited in line for hours Thursday, a week before Thanksgiving, to get a COVID-19 test.

In Newington and New Britain, lines of cars funneled out of local testing sites and onto city streets Wednesday, where people waited for three hours or more to get tested for the coronavirus. “I’ve been up since 6 in the morning trying to get a test with my girlfriend.  We drove out to a place in Wethersfield for rapid testing,…

Hartford HealthCare announced it will be opening a new COVID-19 testing site at Bradley Airport starting next week that will be open to the public.

Testing is a key factor in many peoples’ Thanksgiving plans and that is contributing to long lines lasting for hours.

The state’s chief operating officer explains how the contract tracing works in Connecticut and how the early sign ups for the state’s contact tracing app are just a start.

Hartford HealthCare and the Connecticut Airport Authority have announced a partnership for a second COVID-19 testing site at Bradley Airport.