Connecticut COVID-19 Briefing-April 14, 2020

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Ousted Public Health Commissioner Renée Coleman-Mitchell details her federal discrimination lawsuit

Former State Department of Public Health Commissioner Renée Coleman-Mitchell is on WNPR discussing her federal lawsuit against the state. Keep reading

by CTPublic / WNPR May 23, 2022, 12:50 pmMay 23, 2022, 1:21 pm

Connecticut To Get FEMA Funds for COVID Testing Sites

Connecticut will receive more than $2 million in federal emergency funding to pay for the operation of COVID-19 testing sites during a six-month period last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Monday. The roughly $2.15 million will come from FEMA’s public assistance grant program and will be used to reimburse state funds used to… Keep reading

by Hugh McQuaid May 16, 2022, 4:09 pmMay 16, 2022, 4:44 pm

COVID Transmission Increases in CT

As of Friday afternoon, Connecticut’s test positivity rate was 13.71% and there were 323 residents hospitalized with the virus. On Thursday, the Department of Public Health reported that 158 of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities qualified for the state’s “red alert” distinction for COVID-19, which is triggered when a community records at least 15 daily cases per…

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by Christine Stuart May 13, 2022, 5:24 pmMay 15, 2022, 5:00 pm

Connecticut At High, Medium Risk of COVID Transmission

Connecticut’s COVID-19 test positivity rating was 10.35% on Thursday and all eight Connecticut counties were in the medium yellow or high orange categories on the CDC’s community spread map. Those community maps, created by the CDC in February, are supposed to tell people to take preventative steps such as masking and testing. Hartford, Middlesex and… Keep reading

by Christine Stuart May 6, 2022, 1:14 pmMay 6, 2022, 3:59 pm

Advocates Make 11th Hour Pitch For Compassionate Release

Hartford, CT — Advocates seeking compassionate release from prison during public health emergencies like COVID rallied at the state Capitol hours before they saw their legislation die without action in either chamber. At the rally on Wednesday, protestors and advocates were demanding action from legislators to pass a bill that addresses COVID in prisons. The… Keep reading

by Katie Cerulle May 4, 2022, 1:21 pmMay 15, 2022, 4:52 pm

Legislating During COVID-19

The legislative session ends in three days now, that’s shorter than the amount of time someone should quarantine under CDC standards if they have COVID-19, so how are lawmakers coping? Sen. Saud Anwar, D-South Windsor, started experiencing symptoms two weeks ago and tested positive for COVID-19. Luckily the session wasn’t scheduled until last Tuesday, but…

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by Christine Stuart May 2, 2022, 5:00 amMay 1, 2022, 9:08 pm

Study Shows Union Nursing Homes Had Lower Rates of COVID-19

A recent study published by Health Affairs found that unionized nursing homes had lower resident COVID-19 mortality rates. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home residents have accounted for roughly one of every six COVID-19 deaths in the United States. Nursing homes have also been very dangerous places for workers, with more than… Keep reading

by Christine Stuart April 26, 2022, 1:59 pmApril 26, 2022, 2:00 pm

Senator Murphy Tests Positive For COVID

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy announced on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19. “FYI after feeling mild symptoms overnight, I tested positive for COVID this morning. We’ve done the contact tracing and let people know. It’s a bummer, but I’m sure if I wasn’t fully vaccinated I would be feeling a lot worse. So remember… Keep reading

by Christine Stuart April 26, 2022, 1:49 pmApril 26, 2022, 1:54 pm

COVID Cases Tick Back Up

Most of Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive orders, which were extended to April 15 by the legislature, have now expired just as Connecticut’s test positivity rate for COVID-19 is creeping back up and students at UConn are being asked to mask up again, starting today. According to the Department of Public Health, Connecticut recorded 3,939 positive…

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by Christine Stuart April 18, 2022, 5:00 amApril 17, 2022, 11:01 pm

House Green Lights Extension of COVID-19 Laws

The House gave final passage Wednesday to a package of four concepts that had been executive orders and are now law. Previously, the concepts were executive orders to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading

by Christine Stuart April 13, 2022, 9:28 pmApril 14, 2022, 12:57 am

Tong Tests Positive For COVID-19

Attorney General William Tong has tested positive for COVID-19. He is experiencing mild symptoms and quarantining at home. Keep reading

by Christine Stuart April 13, 2022, 3:17 pmApril 13, 2022, 7:38 pm

Lieutenant Gov. Tests Positive For COVID-19, Days After Gov

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz tested positive for the COVID-19 virus during a routine rapid test over the weekend, her chief staff said in a Monday morning statement. Bysiewicz’s results follow Gov. Ned Lamont, who tested positive late last week. “I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Bysiewicz wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to the vaccine and booster…

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by Hugh McQuaid April 11, 2022, 10:33 amApril 11, 2022, 10:33 am

Lamont Tests Positive for COVID-19

Gov. Ned Lamont tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday. The results from two rapid tests were positive and he’s awaiting the results of a PCR test, according to this staff. The 68-year-old governor received his second booster exactly a week ago, but has made it through the first two years of the pandemic without contracting the… Keep reading

by Christine Stuart April 7, 2022, 1:02 pmApril 7, 2022, 1:07 pm

New Initiative Allows Same Day COVID Testing And Treatment

Hundreds of pharmacies and federally qualified community health centers across Connecticut are now offering COVID testing and treatments to patients at the same time and place. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, these test-to-treat sites provide antiviral medication to hundreds of locations across the U.S, who then distribute them to patients… Keep reading

by Katie Cerulle April 6, 2022, 1:31 pmApril 6, 2022, 1:31 pm

YNHH Top Doc Boosts 2nd Boosters

If you’re eligible to get a second Covid-19 booster shot, go get it. Especially if you’re over 50 and have an underlying medical condition like diabetes that puts you at “high risk” of contracting a severe case of COVID. Read more from the New Haven Independent.

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by Thomas Breen April 6, 2022, 6:55 amApril 6, 2022, 6:55 am

<p>Gov. Ned Lamont is scheduled to provide a COVID-19 briefing at 4 p.m. today.