COVID-19 testing

NBCSports.com baseball writer Craig Calcater breaks down how testings delays and positive COVID-19 tests are proving to be a hurdle to getting baseball back for the Fall as several players have already opted out for the season.

Many of us have seen and even felt what it’s like to have a test for COVID-19. One Connecticut medical science company saw the national struggle to make tests available, so they took on the challenge. “My goal was to create something anybody could use anywhere,” said Jonathan Rothberg, chairman and founder Homodeus in Guilford. Rothberg has studied DNA...

Guilford company Homodeus is waiting on approval for an at-home coronavirus test they’ve developed.

The governor will be in Bridgeport on Friday afternoon for the launch of a program that will support houses of worship that have COVID-19 testing sites in communities at higher-risk for the virus. At 1:30 p.m., Gov. Ned Lamont will join officials from Bridgeport, as well as representatives of Optimus Health Care, the Mount Aery Baptist Church, and the nonprofit…

Learn how Saint Francis Hospital is reaching out to under-served members of the community to make sure everyone has access to COVID-19 testing.

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…

Health professionals are urging anyone who attended a protest to consider getting tested for the coronavirus,

Two of the two biggest stories in America are now converging. There is concern that protests in response to the death of George Floyd may lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. Health professionals in Connecticut and elsewhere are recommending that demonstrators be tested for the virus. Over the last two weeks, there have been daily protests throughout Connecticut. Some…

A COVID-19 rapid testing site, the second in the state, is opening in Hartford. Mayor Luke Bronin and Rep. John B. Larson announced Friday that the site, run by CVS Health, will open at the Samuel V. Arroyo Recreation Center at 30 Pope Park Drive. It will be staffed by licensed health care providers from MinuteClinic. Testing will be available…

Mobile testing site available for residents in Connecticut.

While people ventured out Memorial Day weekend, many for the first time in months, New Haven marked 100 deaths from COVID-19. “Obviously that’s a pretty grim milestone,” said New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. “It’s deeply saddening when we lose any New Haven resident, but the fact that we have lost over 100 New Haven residents is something beyond what we…

Board of Alders navigates budget shortfall during the coronavirus pandemic.

CVS Health is adding add another 13 COVID-19 test sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across the state. The new sites, which will use self-swab tests, will open today, expanding on the prior 12 that opened on May 15, according to Aetna. Self-swab tests will be available to people who meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in…

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…

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...

The state said the only asymptomatic people who should be getting tested now are those in vulnerable populations

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…

Just two weeks out from May 20, Gov. Lamont on Thursday detailed the criteria that must be met to begin reopening parts of the economy on that date.

Antibody testing for COVID-19 could play a key role in re-opening the country. Dr. Eric Walsh, the medical director of Hartford HealthCare’s Go Health Urgent Care, explains the antibody tests, how it works and what it can tell us.