COVID-19 testing

NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned the company offering COVID-19 testing at Bradley Airport has been going through growing pains that have inconvenienced passengers.

Middletown Public Schools will be offering free COVID-19 rapid testing for any students or staff showing symptoms, starting Monday, district officials announced Thursday. The pilot program is the first of its kind in the state and is in partnership with the governor’s office, the state Department of Education, and Middletown’s Community Health Center. The Community Health Center will begin...

New data from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a 13-percent increase in children infected over the first two weeks of October.

The Connecticut Airport Authority announced Tuesday that they are enhancing COVID-19 testing at Bradley International Airport after seeing high demand for the services. CAA officials said since Genesys Diagnostics opened services on September 30, approximately 4,000 people have been tested. The CAA announced three key changes – the testing location has expanded for better flow and privacy, additional testing staff…

Bradley International Airport is enhancing its COVID-19 testing servies and and looking into making drive-thru option available.

NBC CT Investigates has learned of testing concerns involving a lab performing COVID-19 tests across Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirms it has an active investigation of COVID-19 testing by Genesys Diagnostics in the Oakdale section of Montville. The agency said it cannot share additional details at this time. The lab insisted it did the right thing late...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirms it has an active investigation of COVID-19 testing by Genesys Diagnostics in the Oakdale section of Montville. The agency said it cannot share additional details at this time.

The number of COVID-19 cases in southeastern Connecticut continues to rise. Norwich and New London are now under COVID-19 alerts from the Department of Public Health, experiencing the highest daily case rates in the state. “The numbers we are experiencing today are higher than we have ever seen in this pandemic. Since the very beginning,” said Stephen Mansfield, director of…

After the CDC released an update stating that the coronavirus can spread by airborne transmission, many Americans are wondering what else they can do to keep safe. Jose-Luis Jimenez, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, explains what this new guidance means and how it should change your behavior this winter.

COVID-19 testing continues in several locations in Waterbury. Walk-up testing is available at Saint Mary’s Hospital until 4pm on Tuesdays. People can also head to the drive-up & walk-up testing at the Community Health Center, Inc., 51 North Elm
Street, at 9am-1pm on Monday – Friday.

On Saturday morning, dozens of cars lined up outside Backus Hospital in Norwich for COVID-19 testing. The long lines come after the city announced new testing sites would be open throughout the city following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. This week, the state’s Department of Health issued a COVID-19 alert for the City of Norwich, prompting a boost in...

The City of Norwich is under a COVID-19 alert from the Department of Public Health, as cases in the city continue to climb. According to DPH, the city is now experiencing the highest daily case rate in the state. In the last eight days, 119 Norwich residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19. For comparison, in early August about…

As the city deals with a COVID-19 outbreak, Norwich officials are encouraging residents to get tested to help limit the spread of the disease.

President Trump had a busy week of campaigning before his diagnosis with COVID-19. We took a look at the events he attended over the past week that may be at risk for virus spread.

Passengers flying in to or out of Bradley International Aiport can now get tested for COVID-19 right at the airport.

Good news coming out of Hartford – the city’s partnership with CVS for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Arroyo Recreation Center has been extended through Dec 2020. According to Mayor Luke Bronin, it was originally through the end of June and extended through September. This time, it will stay through the end of this calendar year. This announcement comes on…

Gov. Ned Lamont said Connecticut expects to receive about 1 million new rapid tests for COVID-19 from the federal government and will use them to help make sure schools stay open. Lamont said the state is expecting to receive 69,000 of the tests next week. They also will be used in settings such as nursing homes, day care centers, prisons…

Hartford announced today that CVS Health would keep its rapid COVID-19 testing site in the city running through the end of the year, instead of ending it after September.

Coronavirus survivor Diana Berrent who founded the patient support group Survivor Corps joined LX News to raise awareness of Covid-19 “long haulers” who are still experiencing symptoms months after their initial illness.

United Airlines will soon become the first U.S. airline to offer rapid Covid-19 testing, starting next month with a pilot program for passengers flying to Hawaii from San Francisco International Airport before gradually rolling out more widely.