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COVID-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes COVID-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes
Covid-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes New rules are now in effect for friends and families visiting residents in Connecticut nursing homes. Beginning over the weekend, new protocols directing all nursing homes in Connecticut to require visitors to either show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recently tested negative for the virus in order to enter the facilities became official. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issued the executive order on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Specifically, when entering nursing homes, visitors must: Provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if eligible…

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CT Man Arrested For Making Threats To Lamont, State Police Say CT Man Arrested For Making Threats To Lamont, State Police Say
CT Man Arrested For Making Threats To Lamont, State Police Say A Connecticut man is facing charges for allegedly making online threats against Gov. Ned Lamont after receiving misinformation about COVID-19 in nursing homes, State Police announced. New London County resident Jonathan Wright, age 41, of Waterford, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Nov. 15 after making threats on social media toward the governor in late October. Police said that Wright made multiple threatening Twitter posts in October that were directed toward Lamont. According to the arresting officer, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, Wright posted “You scum living on borrowed time. President T…

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COVID-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home COVID-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home
Covid-19: Eight Dead, 89 Infected In Outbreak At Connecticut Nursing Home Eight residents of a Connecticut nursing home have died during a COVID-19 outbreak that has lasted nearly six weeks. A total of 89 employees and residents have tested positive since the outbreak began at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located in Litchfield County, in the Town of Canaan, on Thursday, Sept. 30. "Despite seeing significant numbers of residents recovering from Covid," the facility's chief executive Kevin O’Connell and nursing director Cady Bloodgood said in a statement. "testing has resulted in one additional positive case among fully vaccinated resi…

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COVID-19: No New Cases In CT Nursing Homes For First Time Since Pandemic's Start COVID-19: No New Cases In CT Nursing Homes For First Time Since Pandemic's Start
Covid-19: No New Cases In CT Nursing Homes For First Time Since Pandemic's Start For the first time since the pandemic began, Connecticut went an entire week without a single new COVID-19 case reported in state nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the milestone on Thursday, July 1, as Connecticut continues attempting to vaccinate every resident living in the state’s nursing homes. Since July 21 last year, the Department of Health reported 18,591 total COVID-19 cases in nursing home residents and 8,777 virus-related deaths through Tuesday, June 29. “With our nursing home residents nearly entirely vaccinated, this is more proof that vac…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Aide Hid Nursing Home Death Toll As Cuomo Sought $4M Book Deal, New Report Says COVID-19: Aide Hid Nursing Home Death Toll As Cuomo Sought $4M Book Deal, New Report Says
Covid-19: Aide Hid Nursing Home Death Toll As Cuomo Sought $4M Book Deal, New Report Says While his administration was working to cover up the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was working toward a multi-million dollar book deal touting his success during the pandemic, according to a new report. The New York Times reported that Cuomo's work on his book last summer, which relied on assistance from his aides and staffers, overlapped the efforts by his administration to undercount virus-related deaths in New York nursing homes in a health department report. While his aides were working on covering up nursing home deaths over the summer, Cu…

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COVID-19: CT Sees 35 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Sees 35 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Sees 35 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community With more Nutmeggers becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Connecticut continues to see a decrease in deaths and positive cases. Over the weekend, 86,401 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 2,233 newly confirmed cases for a 2.58 percent positive infection rate. According to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, there were 39 new COVID-19 fatalities reported over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 7,562 in Connecticut since the pandemic began. Thirty-five COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 500 still being tr…

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COVID-19: CT Sees 20 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Sees 20 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Sees 20 New Virus-Related Deaths; New Breakdown By County, Community Nearly two dozen new COVID-19-related fatalities were reported in Connecticut, though the positive infection rate continues inching closer to 2 percent as the state recovering from the recent surge of the virus. Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 27,015 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Wednesday, Feb. 17, resulting in 547 positive cases for a 2.02 percent positivity rate, one of the lowest since before Thanksgiving. Twenty new virus-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 7,496 since the pandemic began. Sixteen more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connectic…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe
Covid-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe The heat is on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he attempts to counter the fallout from both sides of the aisle over his handling of COVID-19 cases in the state’s nursing homes. Some state Democrats have joined in the cacophony of Republican voices expressing outrage over Cuomo’s administration underreporting and subsequent coverup of COVID-19-related nursing home deaths in New York. The federal government is now planning to launch a probe into the scandal that has turned Cuomo from an Emmy award-winning national figure touted for his daily COVID-19 briefings complete with power-point slides …

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COVID-19: CT Sees Dramatic Decline In Nursing Home Cases After Aggressive Vaccination Program COVID-19: CT Sees Dramatic Decline In Nursing Home Cases After Aggressive Vaccination Program
Covid-19: CT Sees Dramatic Decline In Nursing Home Cases After Aggressive Vaccination Program Connecticut’s vaccination program is proving effective in nursing homes, with the number of new infections continuing to drop, according to the latest data provided by the state. Health officials announced that more than 64,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to nursing home residents and workers in January, and the number of new infections continues to drop. For the fourth straight week, the number of infections in nursing homes dropped, to 238 confirmed cases reported between Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Tuesday, Jan. 19. During that stretch, there were 92 virus-related deaths reporte…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine COVID-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine
Covid-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine With the first COVID-19 vaccine expected to be approved by federal health officials this week, CVS is calling in the cavalry to speed up the administration of the cure. CVS Pharmacy is expected to hire thousands of nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians across the country to help expedite the administration of the vaccine, as the nation sees a spike in new COVID-19 cases. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on Thursday, Dec. 10 to determine if the new vaccines produced by Pfizer and other companies are safe and effective, at which point it is expected to be distributed to…

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COVID-19: CT Nursing Home Residents Among Dozens Getting False-Positive Results COVID-19: CT Nursing Home Residents Among Dozens Getting False-Positive Results
Covid-19: CT Nursing Home Residents Among Dozens Getting False-Positive Results Dozens of nursing home residents were among those to receive false-positive reports from COVID-19 tests that were recently administered in Connecticut. Health officials in Connecticut said that upwards of 100 people, many from nursing homes in the state, were given false-positive results for COVID-19 after a “flaw” was discovered in the testing systems used by the state lab. Of the 144 people who were tested between Monday, June 15, and Friday, July 17, 90 received false positives, the state’s Department of Health announced this week. Under federal and state health guidelines, nursing ho…

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by Zak Failla