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Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 9.42% on Friday, according to the Department of Public Health.

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 9.42% on Friday, according to the Department of Public Health. Of the 60,527 tests reported in the last week, 5,700 came back positive for COVID-19. There are currently 212 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Connecticut. Of the 212 patients hospitalized, 62 (29.25%) are not fully vaccinated, officials said. People across the state…

With the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the state’s Department of Public Health and health care systems want to protect children as old and new variants spread.

The state is making an effort to reach out to parents who have yet to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.

This weekend marks the beginning of a new national racing division in Stafford Springs. The inaugural SRX series is set to kick off Saturday with some well-known drivers. One of the drivers participating is Michael Waltrip who is a two-time Daytona winner. “It’s just a chance to celebrate and say this is cool and America is coming back,” said...

Hospital workers are offering vaccines to people who go to the speedway in an effort to stick more shots into arms.

Hartford Healthcare is partnering with local churches to reach communities that still need their COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, Grace Worship Center Church along with the health care system partnered together to bring those vaccines to the community. Every Monday, the church provides food for those who struggle to put food on the table. A partnership with Connecticut’s Foodshare helps...

Hartford HealthCare partnered with Foodshare and a church in Hartford to help get people vaccinated and to help feed those who are going hungry.

There is a statewide effort to ensure Connecticut residents are returning for their second COVID-19 shot. It comes as parts of the country are starting to see a dip in people returning for their last dose. Accessibility and convivence are two reasons why Ariza Diaz showed up on Wednesday for the FEMA mobile vaccine clinic in East Hartford. “I...

UConn medical students are getting some one-on-one experience before they graduate. On Wednesday and Thursday, health students are working at the state’s mobile vaccine clinic while it’s in East Hartford. Alexis Hicks is an aspiring pharmacist who is a week away from graduating from UConn. Pharmacy students are supposed to have in-person experience during their last year but COVID-19...

The mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in New Haven Thursday.

The mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in New Haven Thursday. “It allows us to vaccinate those under-served individuals throughout many of the areas of New Haven. We want to reach that population and that’s our goal here today,” Rick Fontana, New Haven’s deputy director of Emergency Management, said. Joelle Mendez, of New...

Mass vaccination sites and small pop-up clinics play a crucial role in ensuring shots are going into arms. As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase in the state, local leaders are trying to create more options for the public to get their shots. Danbury believes the best way to improve vaccination rates is with partnerships. “I think we’ve created a lot...

A new mobile vaccination trailer from FEMA made its debut Monday in Bridgeport.