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Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu
Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is stepping up efforts to monitor avian influenza (better known as bird flu) with a new federal order mandating national testing of raw milk for the H5N1 virus. The order requires all producers of raw, unpasteurized milk across the US to provide samples for testing as part of a broad initiative to prevent the spread of bird flu from potentially infected dairy cattle to humans.  The move follows recent detections of the virus in dairy herds in several states, underscoring the importance of controlling outbreaks at the source. While pas…

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COVID-19: CT Sees Big Change In Positive-Test Rate; Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community COVID-19: CT Sees Big Change In Positive-Test Rate; Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community
Covid-19: CT Sees Big Change In Positive-Test Rate; Brand-New Breakdown Of Cases By Community After seeing the overall infection rate for Connecticut residents testing positive for COVID-19 climbed above 10 percent earlier this week, the number has dramatically dipped back to nearly 4 percent as the state and country combat the recent surge in new cases. In his latest update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that 22,171 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut on Wednesday, Jan. 13, resulting in 968 positive cases for a 4.37 percent positive infection rate, down from 6.23 percent the day before. Lamont said that the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus outp…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Positive-Test Rate Rises Again; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community COVID-19: CT Positive-Test Rate Rises Again; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Positive-Test Rate Rises Again; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community The overall positive rate of those being tested for COVID-19 in Connecticut jumped nearly a full percent as the state contends with a holiday surge of the virus across the state and country. During his daily COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 29,080 tests administered, resulting in 2,486 positive cases. The 8.55 percent positive infection rate is up from 7.66 percent the day before, when there were 2,332 new cases confirmed statewide. There have now been a total of 199,454 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began last year. The number of COVID-19 pat…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate For Testing; Rundown Of New Cases By Location COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate For Testing; Rundown Of New Cases By Location
Covid-19: Here's Latest CT Positivity Rate For Testing; Rundown Of New Cases By Location The positive COVID-19 rate in Connecticut is trending in the right direction after seeing a spike last week approaching 7 percent.  In his latest COVID-19 update on Tuesday, Nov. 24, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 13,208 new tests administered in the past 24 hours, resulting in 540 confirmed probable cases. The infection rate has dropped to 4.09 percent statewide, down from 6.37 percent earlier this month as the number of new cases continues to mount. Sixteen more COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, bringing the total to 891 statewide - up from 659 earlier in the mo…

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by Zak Failla