To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit five stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates. One person was killed and another was seriously injured when an SUV crashed through a bus stop shelter on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden on Wednesday morning. Police said the...

This year’s flu season is hitting some younger people hard this year, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The Waterbury community is mourning the loss of a middle school teacher who family said died of the flu. Waterbury Public Schools officials confirmed Harley Gaafar died late Tuesday afternoon and said they were “devastated” by her passing. Gaafar taught ESL at West Side Middle School and was well-liked by her students, district officials said. There will be social workers…

Harley Gaafar, who was just 28, was described as a person that made everyone smile.

Eight additional flu deaths have been reported in Connecticut. The state Department of Health has released influenza statistics for the week of Feb. 2 and all eight people who died were adults. Flu remains widespread in Connecticut. There have been 40 flu-related deaths in the state this season. One was a child. The number of flu-related hospitalizations in the state…

The Department of Public Health announced eight new reported flu-related deaths in Connecticut.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is releasing new guidance to schools and local health departments about coronavirus as the state takes steps to protect against the disease. There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Connecticut and DPH said there are no patients in the state currently under investigation. Despite this, the state is taking steps to assess and…

A young child in Connecticut has died from the flu, according to the state Department of Health. Nine people, including a child between a year old and 5 years, old, died of flu-related illnesses during the week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, according to the state Department of Health report. This is the first pediatric flu death in Connecticut…

Nine people, including a child between a year old and 5 years, old, died of flu-related illnesses during the week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, according to the state Department of Health report.

The Department of Public Health said Thursday that a child is among nine newly reported flu-related deaths in the state.

Special screening for patients who have a fever or certain symptoms is just one step PM Pediatrics Urgent Care in West Hartford is taking in response to the spread of the coronavirus. “We’ve occasionally have gotten a few people that feel like they’ve had exposure to somebody who is from China or Wuhan city. But not anything crazy,” said...

There has not been a confirmed case here in Connecticut, despite a few scares which turned out to be negative for coronavirus.

The worldwide spread of the coronavirus is causing medical experts here in the U.S. to keep a close eye on its impact. In Connecticut, there have been several people tested and the results were negative. Medical experts say they’re ready if a confirmed case does appear. “What we need to do now is really follow the situation closely. We...

Health experts said Friday that Connecticut is prepared if we do see a coronavirus diagnosis in the state.

A student from China who became ill while at the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested negative for coronavirus, according to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. “We have just received information from the State Department of Public Health that the student participating in the Yale Model United Nations program has tested negative for coronavirus after lab testing with the…

Middlesex Health is restricting visitors at its facilities due to concerns over the flu. Only immediate family members or a designated support person will be allowed to visit or accompany patients. No one under 18 will be allowed to accompany patients without special permission, and only two visitors will be allowed at a time. Patients will be asked to wash…

Three more flu-related deaths have been reported in Connecticut and there have now been 23 this season. Influenza remains widespread and there were 252 influenza-associated hospitalizations in the week of Jan. 19-25, according to the state Department of Health. Most of the people who have died flu-related deaths have been 65 years old or over and all cases All 23…

Middlesex Health is restricting visitors at Middlesex Hospital and its other medical facilities to help stop the spread of the flu.

Seven new flu reported deaths have been reported in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Six new flu reported deaths have been reported in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health.