COVID-19 testing

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…

New Haven city leaders want to keep kids in the classroom safely for as long as possible, so next week they’re launching a new screening process. “Students that have been exposed to COVID but are asymptomatic, can continue to come to school as long as they get a rapid test every day for five days,” said Mayor Justin Elicker....

The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge

Hartford Health Care has rolled out several COVID-19 testing sites throughout the state to try and meet the needs of those seeking an appointment. Sites were opened in Bridgeport, Torrington, New Britain, and Newington that allow patients to drive up to get a PCR test. The health care system announced 7 testing trailers would be opening around the state. At…

Workers at a COVID-19 testing site in Bridgeport braved the cold on Tuesday to process as many people as possible.

As people continue to wait in long lines for COVID-19 tests, leaders in some southeastern Connecticut towns are calling for an expansion of testing to accommodate the demand.

With omicron causing record infections in the U.S., many are left wondering which COVID-19 test is most effective.

A Houston mother charged after police say she placed her son in car trunk attempting to isolate him after he had tested positive for COVID-19.

New Haven handed out 8,000 COVID-19 test kits to residents at two different distribution sites on Thursday.

One by one, New Haven city leaders worked through nearly a thousand cars at Sports Haven Thursday morning. “Go to the second lady here!” shouted Health Director Maritza Bond as she and other city workers worked through the lines of cars weaving through the parking lot. “Good morning, you have two in each kit so a total of four. How…

“Everywhere we go they’re saying they don’t have it or they’re booked and we can’t get a COVID test,” said Arthur Sinclair of Waterbury. Wednesday, Sinclair said he’d been searching for a COVID test appointment for his 27-year-old son for four days. “He’s unable to work.  He’s very sick,” said Sinclair. He planned to get his son tested at...

New Haven is changing a COVID-19 testing site on the Green available to city residents only.

Park Pharmacy in Waterbury has canceled more than 700 COVID-19 PCR test appointments because the lab that processes them doesn’t have enough workers to keep up with the demand right now.

People across Connecticut are showing up to COVID-19 testing locations, only to find out they have closed early.

Sites handing out COVID-19 test kits in Wallingford and Hamden saw traffic jams all evening Tuesday.

The Town of Hamden will be handing out COVID-19 test kits Tuesday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. Town officials would not reveal the location of the distribution site until 3 p.m. The distribution of COVID at-home rapid test kits and KN95 masks will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Hamden High School, which is…

Southington and Farmington gave out thousands of test kits to residents that showed up to distribution sites hours early.

“Knowing that we have the material in hand and can distribute it, I think will give people some comfort,” said West Haven Public Works Commissioner Tom McCarthy. The public works crews picked up the city’s 7,000 COVID-19 tests from the National Guard pickup site in North Haven Monday. “We’re going to finalize the plan, hopefully, this afternoon with exactly...

The National Guard is working to distribute COVID-19 test kits purchased by the state to towns and cities.

People waited in line for hours trying to get COVID-19 tests Monday as demand continues to surge.