coronavirus testing

At least 14 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt who had recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive for a second time, raising questions about immunity and whether people can catch the coronavirus shortly after getting better, NBC News reports.

The city of New Haven has two new coronavirus testing sites in partnership with Murphy Medical Associates, bringing the total number of sites in the city to seven. The new sites are at Lincoln Bassett Elementary and Hill Central School. Mayor Justin Elicker said that the city is focusing on bringing testing to hotspots and vulnerable populations, especially in areas…

As retailers and restaurants get ready for Wednesday, the Greater New Haven Clergy Association is urging churches to keep their doors closed. “It is not the proper time for us to be gathering not knowing who is carrying the virus,” said Rev. Dr. Boise Kimber. On a call Monday, he urged city and church leaders to consider repurposing empty church…

Expanding COVID-19 testing, CVS opened 12 new sites in Connecticut Friday. Each at pharmacy drive-thru locations around the state. At these sites, people, who pre-register on CVS.com can administer a self-swab test while remaining in their car. “Our focus has been on people’s health and expanding access to testing,” said CVS executive vice president Tom Moriarty. Unlike the CVS...

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin on Thursday urged city residents to get tested for coronavirus. He said there are now eight testing locations in Hartford and hopes they will make it easier for people to get tests. The mayor stressed that people no longer need a prescription for a test, they don’t need to be experiencing symptoms, and they don’t...

For the first time this week some nursing homes have received enough tests to be able to start testing both residents and workers who are not showing any signs of the virus. Friday a caravan of state democratic lawmakers made their away across the state to some of Connecticut’s hardest-hit nursing homes Between both Kimberly Hall North and South...

The head of the National Institutes of Health is telling lawmakers the nation faces “truly daunting” challenges to develop and deploy millions of coronavirus tests to safely re-open the economy.

The state is lifting certain restrictions regarding COVID-19 testing as they take steps to expand testing capacity ahead of reopening, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday. As part of that plan, he announced he would lift certain regulations regarding who can order tests to allow the expansion. That means patients will no longer need a referral from a medical provider to…

An Associated Press analysis finds most states are not meeting the minimum levels of coronavirus testing suggested by the federal government and recommended by public health researchers, even as many of them begin to reopen their shattered economies

New Haven’s third walk-up site is up in running at Day Street Park. It’s part of the city’s plan to make testing more accessible, especially in the areas that are hardest hit by COVID-19. “Once we know where these areas are, we are scaling up testing,” said Maritza Bond, health director for the City of New Haven. It follows...

Deborah Gatewood had two years to go before she could retire from a Detroit hospital. But Gatewood, a phlebotomist for three decades, will never celebrate that milestone, NBC News reports. She died April 17 from symptoms related to the coronavirus. Her daughter said that prior to her mother’s death, she was denied a coronavirus test four times by her employer,…

With three new COVID-19 testing sites in New Haven, access to testing is expanding rapidly. A new drive-up site at the former Gateway Community College campus and two walk-up locations were each launched within a week. A third is planned to open next week. The walk-up locations are part of a larger plan to give greater testing access to New…

Hartford HealthCare has plans to quadruple its COVID-19 testing capacity under a new partnership with the state of Connecticut and Quest Diagnostics. The healthcare group aims to test 2,500 people a day. Currently, they are testing about 500 a day at their five drive-thru hospital locations. As of Tuesday, the state is averaging around 2,600 tests a day. As part…

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. an entire town will be tested, regardless of whether or not someone is showing symptoms.

The infection rate of the coronavirus in New York is slowing, but the state could soon see the full scope of the virus as it begins antibody testing this week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says antibody testing will help provide the “first true snapshot” of how much of a hold COVID-19 has on the state. On Sunday, the governor toured a…

Day Kimball Medical Group will open Windham County’s first drive-through COVID-19 testing site on Thursday, April 16. “This site is targeting ill patients who need a determination: are they COVID positive or not, should they be quarantined,” explained Gerald Sullivan, MD, family medicine physician, with the Day Kimball Medical Group. “If we can get that information for them and out…

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim is requesting coronavirus tests for first responders so those who are negative can return back to work as more than 2 dozen police officers and firefighters are quarantined for potential exposure. City officials said Ganim is requesting access to serological COVID-19 tests for police, fire and EOC public safety officers so those who test negative can…

There are long lines outside Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford as people wait to get tested for coronavirus. Saint Francis Hospital has drive-through COVID-19 screening and said testing has been a challenge, from the availability of the tests to the turnaround. On Wednesday, lines for screening at Saint Francis were dozens of vehicles long. So far, the hospital has tested…

Some drive-thru coronavirus testing sites are closing in preparation for Monday’s storm. Our team of meteorologists are tracking a powerful storm system that could cause damaging wind gusts in parts of the state Monday. The State Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection has warned of possible heavy damage to outdoor COVID-19 testing sites due to the potential strong...

Kevin Brookman was not feeling well. He said he had moderate coronavirus symptoms including a cough, shortness of breath, and no energy.   Brookman has a number of underlying conditions that put him more at risk to get the coronavirus, so he called his doctor, who recommended he get a test. That was the hard part, according to Brookman it…

President Donald Trump on Monday disputed the veracity of a federal survey that found hospitals faced severe shortages of coronavirus test supplies, questioning whether its conclusions were skewed by politics.

Testing for coronavirus. It has proven one of the key ways to know where the disease is hitting us hardest.  New data has given us a better idea of how well our state has been doing when it comes to this.  NBC Connecticut received U.S. and state data compiled on coronavirus testing through March 31, from CovidTracking.com and U.S. Census...

Scientists offered more evidence Wednesday that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the federal government issued new guidance warning that anyone exposed to the disease can be considered a carrier.

Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. The tests could reveal the true extent of the outbreak and help separate the healthy from the sick. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. Hopes are…

While testing for the coronavirus has been slow and scarce across the U.S., one Bay Area laboratory has created what they say is a faster, more accurate COVID-19 test, which is already attracting long lines of patients hoping to find out if they are infected.

In the last week, a group of thirty volunteers from tech companies like Apple, Amazon and Alphabet put together a website called “covidnearyou” that aims to track the coronavirus as it spreads.

As testing for COVID-19 continues to become more available across the state, there is an increased need for healthcare workers to help conduct the tests. In New London, school nurses are helping to fill the void. “This is very different,” said Jayne Hill, a school nurse who is now working at Yale New Haven Health’s Lawrence and Memorial Hospital....

223 people in Connecticut have now tested positive or are presumptive positive for COVID-19, according to the most recent testing data released by the state on Saturday. Of those cases, most are in Fairfield County. The state also announced the fifth death of a Connecticut resident from coronavirus. The resident was a man in his 80’s who was resident of…

State Rep. Jane Garibay has tested positive for the coronavirus, she confirmed in an email Thursday night. Garibay, a Democrat who represents Windsor and Windsor Locks, said she is self-quarantining at home while she recovers. “Unfortunately I have tested positive for COVID 19. I wanted to let you know that I am self quarantining and resting comfortably at home. Thank you...

There will soon be more COVID-19 testing available to residents of Connecticut. Healthcare systems across the state are now working with private labs to run tests. More clinical laboratories, like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, have been issued Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct COVID-19 diagnostic testing. This opens up testing for a wider group…

A visitors’ parking garage adjacent to St. Mary’s hospital took on additional importance Tuesday. There, on the first floor, a temporary COVID-19 screening station has been set up. It will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week, allowing anyone with a prescription to be tested. Seeking to expedite the screening process St. Mary’s Hospital is...

An Electric Boat employee is quarantined at home while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test, company officials said Tuesday. Liz Power, the director of communications for Electric Boat, said the New London-based employee started showing symptoms, has spoken to a healthcare provider, and is now staying home while awaiting the test results. Seven other employees who work closely with…

Twenty six people in Connecticut have now tested positive or are presumptive positive for COVID-19, according to the most recent testing data released by the state on Sunday. Of those cases, most are in Fairfield County. The complete breakdown of coronavirus cases across the state is as follows: 16 are in Fairfield County 3 are in Hartford County 4 are…

Twenty people in Connecticut have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Governor Ned Lamont. Of those, 15 cases are in Fairfield County, three are in Litchfield County, one is in Hartford County and one is in New Haven County. Lamont also signed his third executive order taking additional emergency actions on Saturday afternoon. This order will enact adequate healthcare childcare…

Officials in New Haven have announced its first positive case of the coronavirus in a city resident. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Health Director Maritza Bond announced the case on Saturday. Yale New Haven Hospital has also tested three other non-New Haven residents that have also tested positive for COVID-19, according to Elicker. “We have been notified that one…

A member of the Yale community has tested presumptive positive for coronavirus and another two people are being evaluated. Yale officials said a member of their community tested positive for COVID-19 on a preliminary test. Another community member and a household contact are also undergoing diagnostic evaluations. Officials said they are waiting for the test results for all three people,…

Officials have announced a confirmed case of the coronavirus in the Hartford region, a notice from Hartford HealthCare said Friday.

Eleven people in Connecticut have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest statistics from the State Public Health Lab. Of those, eight cases are in Fairfield County and three are in Litchfield County. One is a child under 20, one is a person ages 20-29, one is a person ages 30-39, three are people ages 40-49, one is 50-59,…