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COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus
Covid-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus Seven months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, some companies may be inching closer to creating a breathalyzer-type test that could potentially identify the virus. According to new reports, researchers from the United States to Israel to Finland have been working to develop non-invasive screening solutions to test for COVID-19 through gas compounds that can be identified with the device. If completed, the device would work similarly to breathalyzers that are used by police to determine one’s blood alcohol content. Researchers across the globe have been testing respiratory samples after de…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT COVID-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT
Covid-19: Here's Latest Positivity Rate For CT Connecticut continues to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate continues to rise. For the second time this week, the COVID-19 positivity rate of those tested in Connecticut rose to 2.4 percent, the first time the state has seen a rate that high since the summer. There were 33,048 COVID-19 tests administered, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said, resulting in 802 positive tests. There are now 184 patients hospitalized with the virus, down seven, and there were two new COVID-19-related fatalities. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 1,965,112 COVID-19 tests repo…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Positive Testing Rate Soars To Highest Level Since June COVID-19: CT Positive Testing Rate Soars To Highest Level Since June
Covid-19: CT Positive Testing Rate Soars To Highest Level Since June The positivity rate for COVID-19 testing in Connecticut jumped to 2.4 percent in the latest data reported on Tuesday, Oct. 13. That's the highest it's been since June. Of 13,398 tests on Monday, Oct. 12, 320 were positive (for the 2.4 percent positivity rate). A total of 172 patients are hospitalized with COVID, an increase of 17. There was one COVID-related death on Monday. For the latest numbers, including town-by-town case totals, click here.

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians COVID-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians
Covid-19 Testing Is Hard To Find In Connecticut - Even For Politicians Connecticut politicians who could not find COVID-19 testing when they needed it most have thrown a spotlight on a testing shortage during the pandemic. State Rep. Liz Linehan and U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes have recently shared their struggles trying to get rapid-result COVID-19 tests when they suspected they were ill. Hayes has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Linehan, who was ill, ended up not having COVID-19, but it took her 24 hours and driving around to multiple testing locations for her to find out, she said. “The test was negative,” she said, “and so was the experience.” Linehan said she…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: More Students Placed In Isolation After Testing Positive At UConn COVID-19: More Students Placed In Isolation After Testing Positive At UConn
Covid-19: More Students Placed In Isolation After Testing Positive At UConn More students at the University of Connecticut have tested positive for COVID-19 and have joined others in mandated isolation. Five more students on campus at UConn has tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 81 confirmed COVID-19 cases since students returned to campus. Earlier story - COVID-19: Nearly 300 UConn Students Quarantined As Virus Spreads According to reports, two of the new positive cases showed symptoms and were already in a medical quarantine, the other three were identified through contact tracing and are being isolated as a precaution. Officials are still att…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: UConn Sees New Increase In Cases COVID-19: UConn Sees New Increase In Cases
Covid-19: UConn Sees New Increase In Cases The University of Connecticut is reporting a new rise in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases as students prepare to return to campus for the fall semester. In its latest update, UConn announced that there have now been a total of 27 positive on-campus COVID-19 cases as the school continues its testing in advance of the academic year. Original story - COVID-19: Number Of UConn Students Testing Positive Increases According to the university, of the 27 cases, all but one fall into one of three categories: those identified in the initial round of testing done during move-in, those connected to …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's What To Expect As CT Reopening Process Moves Forward COVID-19: Here's What To Expect As CT Reopening Process Moves Forward
Covid-19: Here's What To Expect As CT Reopening Process Moves Forward Connecticut is inching forward toward Phase 2 of its reopening plan as it slowly continues recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On Wednesday, May 20, the state partially reopened, with some businesses permitted to reopen after meeting metrics detailed by Gov. Ned Lamont and his Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group's roadmap to kickstarting the economy. Phase 1 included the opening of outdoor dining, some retail businesses, offices, museums, zoos, and recreation hubs on May 20, while hair salons and barbershops - which were initially included in the first phase - are expec…

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COVID-19: CT Executive Order Limits Groups To Five, Restricts Restaurant Protocols For Pickup COVID-19: CT Executive Order Limits Groups To Five, Restricts Restaurant Protocols For Pickup
Covid-19: CT Executive Order Limits Groups To Five, Restricts Restaurant Protocols For Pickup Tighter new restrictions have been put in place for gatherings and other personal interactions that are scheduled to last at least a month during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic under an executive order by Gov. Ned Lamont. Gatherings are now limited to five people (reduced from 10) in the order, that will last at least until Thursday, April 30. Lamont also ordered restaurants to take better control of take-out foot traffic and told gun shop owners they can only open for customers by appointment. "Where reasonably practicable, the order requires restaurants, eating establishm…

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by Joe Lombardi