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Hartford officials said five people were taken to the hospital after two separate car crashes and a shooting Sunday night and one person has died. Firefighters responded to the area of Albany Avenue and Kent Street at about 6 p.m. for an accident involving extrication. Responding crews said they removed a door from one of the cars involved to get…

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…

A study of 70,000 COVID-19 patients in a large hospital system found the median omicron patient was in hospital for 70% less time than with delta

The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious that it may already be running out of people to infect, just a month and a half after it was first detected.

More than 23,600 additional cases of Covid-19 were reported in Connecticut between Thursday and Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to more than 533,000. There were also an additional 300 hospitalizations for the virus over the long holiday weekend. The hospitalization rate is the highest it’s been since May of 2020, with just under 1,500 currently…

Children have been hospitalized at nearly twice the rate of adults in the past 4 weeks, an NBC News data analysis shows

The state released a breakdown of percentages relating to inpatient and Intensive Care Unit occupancy in Connecticut hospitals. Below is a breakdown of these percentages for this week. Bridgeport Hospital – 79.2% Bristol Hospital – 55.3% Charlotte Hungerford Hospital – 70.7% Danbury Hospital – 79.5% Day Kimball Hospital – 87.8% Greenwich Hospital – 76.0% Griffin Hospital – 78.8% Hartford Hospital…

A total of 37 more people have died of COVID-19 as the positivity rate jumps up to 8.46%. The death toll is now 6,324. Of over 38,000 tests performed since Thursday, 3,236 came back positive. Net hospitalizations increased by 22 and a total of 1,109 people are now hospitalized with the virus. On Thursday, the state surpassed 200,000 positive COVID-19…

Connecticut became the first state in the nation to provide all of its nursing home resident with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Gov. Ned Lamont

As an EMT in her civilian life, Charisse Hamilton has interacted with COVID patients. Friday, the senior airman was one of 70 members of the Connecticut National Guard setting up a field hospital for those recovering from the virus. “It’s, you know, very nice to see that we have a plan if we need it to make sure that everyone...

Connecticut’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased again as the positivity rate remains in the 6% range. There are 1,167 total hospitalizations. That is a decrease of 38 from Thursday’s numbers. There is a 6.85% positivity rate. Of over 39,000 tests performed, 2,680 came back positive. An additional 29 people have died from COVID-19 overnight. The state’s death toll is now 5,581….

The stress and strain have been real on Connecticut hospitals when it comes to available beds due to COVID-19 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just released weekly batches of hospitalization data through December 7.  It examined two things: the percentage of total beds used, and intensive care unit (ICU) beds in use.  At the top of...

The first Connecticut nursing home staff and patients received the Pfizer COVID vaccine on Friday morning.

Dec. 2 marked COVID-19’s deadliest day in the United States so far. The virus claimed at least 2,777 lives in a single day nationwide, with 100,000 people hospitalized and twice that many testing positive in a single day, breaking a grim record for all three measures.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate now stands at 4.81% and hospitalizations continue to increase. With an increase of 49 hospitalizations, there are now over 1,000 people in Connecticut hospitals with COVID-19. Since Wednesday, over 3,400 people have tested positive for the virus out of over 71,000 tests performed. An additional 35 people have died over the past two days. The death…

As the busy holiday shopping season gets underway, local cities are encouraging residents to shop local and small to help businesses struggling amid the pandemic.

Cases continue to climb but it will be weeks before we see the full impact on our hospitals, according to one of Connecticut’s leading infectious disease experts. “December is going to be a very difficult month,” said Dr. Albert Ko, chair of Yale’s School of Medicine. Still, Ko said the strain is already being felt. “What we’re seeing is...

Health experts say December could be a tough month in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, on Thursday issued a warning to Americans as cases rise around the country. “We want to call on every American to increase their vigilance,” Birx said. She also urged people to limit gatherings and wear masks as the country sees a surge in asymptomatic cases.