Covid testing

Connecticut is sponsoring test COVID-19 test sites across the state in areas that have seen an uptick in cases.

The goal is to make Covid-19 testing more accessible, especially in communities with lower vaccination rates and high case rates.

Ledge Light Health District will offer COVID testing at a pop-up site in New London every Friday. This comes as New London County is seeing a substantial level of community transmission.

There have been 18,000 more coronavirus tests administered in Connecticut since Wednesday. With delta variant concerns, lots of people are looking to get tested. NBC Connecticut checked in with some at a South Windsor walk-in clinic. “The appointment I booked online at like 2 in the morning. It literally only took me like two minutes to do,” said Katerina Llano…

Operators of homeless shelters in Connecticut say they have lost funding for on-site COVID-19 testing.

Homeless shelter directors hoping free, on-site Covid-19 testing will return to their centers in light of the delta variant. It was a resource they had through the pandemic up until about a month ago, and they say it’s critical in preventing a potential outbreak.

One year after the WHO names COVID-19 a global pandemic, Hartford HealthCare looked back at the past year and the impact its had on staff and patients.

For many in Connecticut, March 2020 was when the reality of the coronavirus pandemic would begin to set in. Here’s a look back at the events of the past year.

A man from Wilton who was diagnosed with COVID-19 one year ago joins this week’s Face the Facts to discuss how he is staying vigilant though cases are decreasing.

Some COVID-19 testing sites across the state are adjusting their schedules due to the snow on Sunday. NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for Sunday’s snowstorm, which will impact all of Connecticut. An area of low pressure will bring a period of snow from early morning until early evening on Sunday. All Community Health Center COVID-19 testing...

Yale New Haven Health said Friday it’s capable of doubling the number of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations if more vaccines can be delivered to them.

The largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic in Connecticut will open Monday morning.

The Community Health Center site opened Wednesday morning and have already seen a steady stream of people looking for a test.

In terms of testing for COVID-19, nationally the turnaround time for getting results has gone down slightly compared to earlier this year. That’s according to an exclusive national survey by Dynata that sister network CNBC shared with NBC Connecticut. In Connecticut, Dynata’s data shows the highest number of tests, about 25%, came back in two days. Nationally, the highest...

NBC Connecticut shares some data on turnaround times for COVID-19 tests done in the state.

New York’s statewide positivity rate for the coronavirus rose to a new high for the fall season aided by the increase in the state’s 29 different micro-cluster zones — the highest zone held a 7-day average just shy of 10 percent. The state’s positivity rate has continued to climb in recent weeks, jumping from 3.08 percent on Monday to 3.98…

Coronavirus cases continued climbing Friday in New York and hospitalizations rose even as the state recorded a record high in testing for COVID-19. Western New York’s positivity rate spiked to a seven-day average of 6.28 percent, outpacing other parts of the state, according to figures released by the state. And Erie County, which includes Buffalo, reported more coronavirus deaths —…

You might not have found huge crowds at the stores this Black Friday. Those folks may have been waiting in lines, just for a COVID-19 test instead. The lines remained long in Connecticut the day after Thanksgiving. The state said it currently has more than 240 testing sites. Since the pandemic began, more than three million COVID tests have been…

Long lines can be spotted across the state as more people look to get tests for COVID-19 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

New Haven is expanding COVID-19 testing after seeing success with pop-up testing sites throughout the city.