Covid testing

The U.S. is ending the COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travel into the country, according to a senior administration source.

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate has almost reached 9%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, the current rate is 8.92%, with the number of hospitalizations also increasing. There have also been 10,840 COVID-19 associated deaths in the state, up 14 since last Thursday, officials said. There have been 62,002 tests reported since last Thursday, and 5,531 were positive. According…

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity Rate is 5.5%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 69,115 tests have been reported since last Monday, and 3,799 were positive. There are 104 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the state, an additional 11 people since last Monday. Of the 104 patients hospitalized, 41 (39.42%) are not fully vaccinated, according to officials. For a breakdown…

Getting COVID-19 testing going in the state was a major effort and so far, 15 million tests have done which doesn’t even count at-home ones. “This is something that will stay with me for a long time,” said Jafar Razeq, director of Public Health Laboratories. On Thursday, Razeq sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC Connecticut two years after…

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now 2.55%, down from Thursday’s 3.99%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 16,591 tests have been reported since Thursday and 423 were positive. There are 235 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, down 13 from Thursday, officials said. Of those 235 patients hospitalized, 113 (48.1%) are not fully vaccinated. For a breakdown of state COVID-19…

New vendors are now operating several state-sponsored COVID testing sites in eastern Connecticut. Sema4 stopped providing COVID testing in January. The lab company operated more than a dozen COVID testing sites in Connecticut, including several in the eastern part of the state. “We are really glad that we were able to work through the transition,” said Jennifer Muggeo, deputy director…

China has a Zero-COVID policy in place, which means tons of restrictions on international travel. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado shares the dayslong process of getting from Los Angeles to Beijing for the 2022 Olympics — including countless COVID tests, quarantining in his hotel room and a 16-hour flight.

Free at-home rapid COVID test kits were slated to be available for order through a government website starting Wednesday, but many users reported being able to place their orders late Tuesday morning.

It’s estimated that over 200,000 units of the at-home test have been in U.S. circulation.

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains when people should get tested for COVID-19.

Sherry Wylie waited in line at Dodd Stadium in Norwich for hours on Monday, desperate to get tested for COVID-19 after missing days of work. “I have been trying since Wednesday,” said Wylie, a Norwich resident. “It is very frustrating because I can’t go back to work until I have it.”  Wylie said she tried to get tested last...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to avoid travel to Canada due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

COVID testing sites across Connecticut continue to reach capacity as the state records an “unprecedented demand” for COVID testing. People were turned away from a state-operated COVID testing site in Willimantic Wednesday afternoon. The site reached its capacity of 500 tests shortly after opening for the day. The testing location was scheduled to stay open until 2 p.m., but by…

People across Connecticut are showing up to COVID-19 testing locations, only to find out they have closed early.

The demand for COVID-19 testing continues. People lined up for hours in New Britain Monday to get a PCR test and, a West Hartford walk-in care was busy, too. We spoke to people needing a test to get back to work and school. “I have to go back to work. It’s a living, right? I have to pay my...

People waited in line for hours trying to get COVID-19 tests Monday as demand continues to surge.

Connecticut received a shipment of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests early Friday morning, according to the governor. He said the state has received 426,000 tests and there are more to come, including today.

Connecticut received a shipment of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests early Friday morning, according to the governor. He said the state has received 426,000 tests and there are more to come, including today. Lamont also announced that the schools will open as scheduled. He said the guidance was sent out on schools this morning and all of the schools are going…

Connecticut has received a shipment of at-home rapid COVID tests.

The city of Hartford was able to secure some at-home rapid tests to distribute to residents Thursday, while other towns await a shipment from the state.