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COVID-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since COVID-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since
Covid-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Connecticut, changing the state, and country, forever. On March 8, 2020, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced the first laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case in a Wilton man who was treated at Danbury Hospital. Original story - First CT Resident To Test Positive For Coronavirus Is From Wilton Following the first case, what some thought was going to be a quick blip in history turned into a yearlong battle that has left thousands dead and even more with potentially permanent medical concerns. A year later, there have now been…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Could A Return To Normalcy Be Near, Despite Concerns Over Variants? COVID-19: Could A Return To Normalcy Be Near, Despite Concerns Over Variants?
Covid-19: Could A Return To Normalcy Be Near, Despite Concerns Over Variants? As COVID-19 rates continue to decrease, many people are feeling cautiously optimistic that normal life will soon resume. A survey of 21 experts found that most of them believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, according to research by The New York Times. Americans may be able to get back to their pre-pandemic lives this summer. Unless … Researchers cautioned that people should not underestimate COVID-19.  Although signs are pointing to the end of the pandemic, a shift in the virus or how people respond to it could send infection and death rates to rising again. Fa…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only CT Restaurants Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only CT Restaurants
Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only CT Restaurants Food Network star Guy Fieri has just opened five new delivery/take-out-only restaurants in Connecticut. There is now a Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen in Darien, Farmington, Glastonbury, Newington, and Avon. Flavortown is uniquely fit for service during a pandemic. It will be take-out only and chefs will operate out of a “ghost kitchen.” A ghost kitchen is when a business operates out of an existing restaurant. The new locations are not the host of “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’” first restaurants in the state. Fieri also has a restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino - Guy Fieri's Foxwoo…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Hovers Near 2 Percent; Here's New Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Hovers Near 2 Percent; Here's New Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Hovers Near 2 Percent; Here's New Breakdown By County, Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate is hovering near 2 percent as the state saw less than 800 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours following a small spike in new cases earlier in the week. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 35,512 COVID-19 tests administered across the state on Thursday, Feb. 25, resulting in 787 new cases for a 2.22 percent positivity rate, up slightly, but still one of the lowest numbers recorded since mid-November. Thirty-four more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, leaving 451 still being treated. The eight new virus-relat…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Reports 19 New Deaths; Here's Latest Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: CT Reports 19 New Deaths; Here's Latest Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: CT Reports 19 New Deaths; Here's Latest Breakdown By County, Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate is back to near 2 percent as the state saw less than 1,000 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours following a small spike in new cases earlier in the week. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 46,017 COVID-19 tests administered across the state on Wednesday, Feb. 24, resulting in 975 for a 2.12 percent positivity rate, one of the lowest recorded since mid-November. Ten more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, leaving 485 still being treated. The 19 new virus-related deaths brought the total to 7,614 since th…

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COVID-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US COVID-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US
Covid-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US Millions of fake N95 face masks were purchased - and in some cases used - by hospitals, medical facilities, and government agencies in five states, according to The New York Times and various media outlets. Many of the masks were stamped with the 3M logos and shipped in boxes that said “Made in the USA” even though neither claim is true, said the NYT citing federal investigators with Homeland Security.  News of the investigation first broke in the Associated Press. 3M is a major American manufacturer of professional-grade face masks. The company has produced billions of masks since the…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Remains Steady; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Remains Steady; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community
Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Remains Steady; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community The overall positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut ticked down slightly as it inches closer to 2 percent following the post-holiday surge of new cases. In his latest COVID-19 briefing, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 37,791 COVID-19 tests administered in the state on Thursday, Feb. 11, resulting in 838 newly confirmed cases. The 2.22 percent infection rate is down from 2.32 percent the previous day and is now the lowest in Connecticut since before Thanksgiving. Twenty-seven new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut on Thursday, bringing the death to…

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Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student
Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student A Yale University graduate student who was killed after being shot multiple times may have been targeted and police are investigating if the killing was an act of road rage. Kevin Jiang, age 26, who lived in West Haven, was shot to death on Lawrence Street between Nicoll Street and Nash Street Saturday, Feb. 6. During a press conference on Monday, Feb. 8, New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes said Jiang was familiar with the neighborhood where he was killed, and that a vehicle was involved in the incident. He declined to offer additional details of the crime but did say detectives had …

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by Kathy Reakes
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What Happened To The COVID-19 Quarantine Baby Boom? What Happened To The COVID-19 Quarantine Baby Boom?
What Happened To The Covid-19 Quarantine Baby Boom? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and people were forced to stay home to reduce the virus’ spread, many people predicted a quarantine-inspired baby boom. Instead, we’re seeing a baby bust. According to states that track their birth rates in realtime, reported a decline in births from December 2020 compared to December 2019. In Florida, the birth rate is down 8 percent, while it’s down 7 percent in Ohio, according to NECN. With 9 months to gestate, babies conceived after the mid-March economic lockdown would start being born in December. Research by Philip Cohen at the University of Maryla…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses COVID-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses
Covid-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses With all of the business closures caused by COVID-19, there may not have been anyone who predicted the pandemic could give Main Street a boost. But that’s just what people are seeing in the suburbs. More and more people stuck at home are checking out their local shops, according to a recent article in The New York Times. By some estimates, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic restrictions meant to stop the spread of the disease shuttered almost 100,000 businesses nationally. “Repeat business is particularly important for small businesses in the suburbs, and some are finding that customers …

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Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Connecticut Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Connecticut
Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Connecticut Thousands in Connecticut had power restored overnight as the state contends with the first major winter storm of 2021 and one of the biggest in years. Utility crews across the state worked overnight to make repairs, with several hundred still in the dark as of around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Eversource was reporting multiple outages on Tuesday morning, which were still impacting 854 of the company’s 1,283,816 customers. Multiple outages were still being reported in Farmington (321), Voluntown (282), Sterling (96), North Stonington (18), Meriden (12), Bloomfield (10), Woodbury (9) Sto…

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COVID-19: CT Sees 92 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County COVID-19: CT Sees 92 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County
Covid-19: CT Sees 92 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County Dozens of new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut over the weekend, though the state has been seeing improving numbers as the calendar distances from the holiday season. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 123,037 COVID-19 tests administered statewide over the weekend, resulting in 5,817 positive cases for a 4.73 positive infection rate after hovering above 6 percent through most of last week and hitting double digits earlier this month. Ten new COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals, as the number rose to 1,068 statewide, with 92 new fataliti…

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by Zak Failla