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COVID-19: CDC Recommends Connecticut Residents Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends Connecticut Residents Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends Connecticut Residents Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties Connecticut residents are being encouraged by federal health officials to start masking back up amid the latest surge of new COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, permitting most of the state to drop the mandate. With the state reaching a seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate above 13 percent, and new cases on the rise across Connecticut, most of the state has been advised to take precautions to help curtail the spread of the…

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COVID-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations COVID-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations
Covid-19: Lamont Weighs Mitigation Options Amid Rise In Cases, Hospitalizations Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is weighing his options as he and his health officials attempt to curtail the spread of COVID-19, which has been surging during the fall. During his latest COVID-19 briefing, Lamont said that as the virus continues to rapidly spread throughout the state and country he is looking at every option available, including limits on elective surgery and rolling back the reopening of the economy. Related story - COVID-19: CT Ranks No. 1 Nationally In Cases Per Capita, According To New Data The move to mitigate comes as Connecticut has seen a spike in cases, infection ra…

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April Will Be 'Horrible Month' For CT COVID-19 Cases, Lamont Says: New Breakdown Of Cases April Will Be 'Horrible Month' For CT COVID-19 Cases, Lamont Says: New Breakdown Of Cases
April Will Be 'Horrible Month' For CT Covid-19 Cases, Lamont Says: New Breakdown Of Cases Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has a harrowing message for residents in the Nutmeg State worried about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “April will be a horrible month,” Lamont said on Tuesday, March 31, as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut rose by 557 to 3,128 statewide. Of those cases, 400 new cases were reported in Fairfield County. For the latest new rundown of cases by county, see the first and second images above. For the latest breakdown of cases by municipality, see the third image above. A look at hospitalizations per county is shown in the fourth im…

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by Zak Failla