COVID-19

Some states on the tri-state’s quarantine list have hit a plateau in coronavirus infections, and few of them have seen decreases in new cases — but they will find out Tuesday if it’s enough for them to be taken off the travel quarantine list. Others may find themselves meeting the criteria to be added. California, Florida and Texas have...

The state’s health officials and attorney general are probing whether nursing homes operators are following federal and state directives, including alerting families of COVID-19 cases and deaths

Nursing homes and hospitals in New York can once again be held liable in lawsuits and criminal prosecutions for care provided to patients not being treated for COVID-19 under a law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday

See what Hartford HealthCare is doing to help keep the spread of COVID-19 down.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Connecticut “is in a good place” in terms of COVID-19 and the state has the upper hand because of our ability to contain new cases.

Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Governor Lamont for his Monday COVID-19 briefing.

The sudden surge of coronavirus cases have hit the town of Woodstock the hardest. Eight cases among teens have been identified and one of the town’s only restaurants temporarily shut down last week.

To date, more than 649,000 people in the tri-state area — the lion’s share in New York City — have tested positive for the potentially deadly novel coronavirus that began spreading at the end of last year in China. Thousands of deaths have been reported in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. While states won’t give out medical or personal…

More than 649,000 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 York,…

Still baking your heart out in the midst of the pandemic? Well professional baker Chris Tucker from ‘The Great American Baking Show’ offers up tasty tips and discusses his latest ‘Betta with Butta’ cake initiative that’s helping to benefit Covid-19 relief.

Despite multiple promising vaccine candidates, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns we may not ever have a “silver bullet” to stop the disease.

It’s crucial that parents and teachers feel comfortable for schools in New York to open successfully this fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday — and they’re not just going to send their children back when schools reopen because they’re open. The governor said Monday he would issue a decision on school reopenings this week. Local districts were required to...

The International Motor Sports Association announced a realignment to their existing schedule, which includes the cancellation of the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville. IMSA says the decision is in response to the ongoing logistical challenges associated with COVID-19. The event will be shifted to the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL as a part of the NASCAR event…

New York City has revealed its most detailed framework yet for returning students to class, at least part-time, safely in the fall. It’s a particular challenge for the nation’s largest public school district, which struggles with overcrowding as it is. Social distancing and other requirements complicate matters for the five boroughs, but Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged Friday that...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday that the state is investigating at least eight potential COVID-19 clusters in the state due to people holding gatherings without wearing masks or social distancing. They include a large lifeguard party in Falmouth, an unauthorized football camp in South Weymouth attended by kids from 17 communities, a Chelmsford graduation party, a 90-person prom party…

Connecticut coronavirus hospitalizations have increased for the second day in a row. With three new hospitalizations, the state total is now 69. The percentage of positive tests continues to stay below one percent. The positivity rate overnight was 0.9%. An additional 140 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the state total to 49,810. There were 15,265 reported tests done…

As the first wave of coronavirus cases peaked in the Northeast U.S. this spring, eight healthcare workers from New York City and across the country shared their intimate experiences fighting the virus — through exhaustion, grief and fear.

Randi Weingarten, president of the nation’s second largest teachers union, breaks down the fears and concerns of teachers faced with returning to the classroom this Fall.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says a possible coronavirus vaccine entering a phase three trial has been promising.

The U.S. government will pay drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1 billion to develop and deliver 100 million doses of their potential coronavirus vaccine, the companies announced Friday. More than half of the $1.5 billion will be used to support further development of the vaccine, including clinical trials. The rest will be for manufacturing and delivery of the 100 million doses, the...

With more 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 and 4 million confirmed cases in the United States, President Donald Trump continues to tout an unproven treatment for the coronavirus. While some treatments have been shown to improve survival or lessen the severity of the disease, leading infectious disease experts, doctors and virologists say it’s time to stop promoting one that hasn’t: hydroxychloroquine.