COVID-19

President Joe Biden on Wednesday is extending the payment pause on federal student loans through September 2021 in one of his first actions after inauguration.

More than 2.13 million tri-state residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. New York’s first positive case was announced on Sunday, March 1; the state’s first death was announced nearly two weeks later, on March 14. New York City accounts for the vast majority of cases and deaths in the state. The numbers — and fatalities — in New…

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced she has tested positive for the coronavirus and believes she was exposed during protective isolation during the deadly U.S. Capitol attacks. The 75-year-old lawmaker and cancer survivor joined LX News to talk about why she thinks the vaccine saved her life, her experience during the riot, and her hopes for brighter days.

Hartford HealthCare, which has administered more than 21,000 vaccines at seven centers statewide, spent more than $30 million on PPE in 2020, compared with $5 million in a typical year.

As the United States struggles with its coronavirus vaccine rollout, President-elect Joe Biden’s top health officials are confident there will be enough coronavirus vaccine doses to meet the incoming administration’s goal of inoculating 100 million people in 100 days. The country desperately needs the vaccines as the virus continues to spread across much of the country. On Monday, California became...

In less than 24 hours President-lect Joe Biden will be sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States but in what could be the most important speech of Biden’s career what does he need to say? “It’s a speech that needs to be speaking to the times it will have to be grounded in the realities...

As President-elect Biden is sworn into office, local experts are weighing in on what he needs to say to the country as he takes office.

At a memorial for the lives taken by COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Americans to remember those lost to the coronavirus and to begin to heal.

At a national memorial for the more than 400,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris paid their respects to the victims. “To heal, we must remember,” Biden said. “It’s hard sometimes to remember, but that’s how we heal.”

Two country music legends revealed they have now received the COVID-19 vaccine. Willie Nelson, 87, and Loretta Lynn, 88, both shared posts on social media about their recent vaccinations. Get your shot! Take care of yourself and others. #slowthespreadofcovid19 Posted by Willie Nelson on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 “Get your shot! Take care of yourself and others. #slowthespreadofcovid19,” Nelson posted on Facebook, sharing...

According to NBC News, there have now been more than 400,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States since the start of the pandemic

The state’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic opened in East Hartford on Monday. The former Pratt & Whitney runway on Runway Road has been converted into a 10-lane mass vaccine clinic. There are several large signs directing drivers on how to get back there from Silver Lane. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered there by the Community Health Center....

A total of 42 charges have been filed against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, in connection with the years-long Flint Water Crisis that killed 12 people. LX News welcomed Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, an Associate Dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University, to discuss what she calls “one of the biggest acts of environmental racism in...

On Tuesday, some students in New Haven will return to the classroom for the first time in about 10 months. The district is beginning hybrid learning for younger kids. While many New Haven parents are ready for their kids to return to school, Lavina Roberts is among those sticking with remote learning. “My daughter is staying home. I don’t think…

On Tuesday, some students in New Haven will return to the classroom for the first time in about 10 months.

As the United States struggles with its coronavirus vaccine rollout, President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to maximize the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them when he takes office on Wednesday. He also unveiled a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” to confront the virus and provide temporary support for a shaky economy. So far, more than 11…

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is ending COVID-19 travel restrictions for air travelers from Europe and Brazil, a move that the incoming administration quickly rejected, NBC News reports.

Community Health Center opened a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic on an old runway at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford on Monday.

Connecticut’s largest COVID vaccine clinic is now open in a drive through location in East Hartford.

Those who have spotted him can’t wait for him to zoom by again. This masked Mandalorian, like the Star Wars character, is on a mission of sorts, only this “man child,” as he calls himself, is armed with his sense of humor.