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Covid-19: Fairfield County City Lifts Mask Mandate For Most
A city-wide mask mandate in a Fairfield County city will soon be lifted due to the falling number of COVID-19 cases.
Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons announced on Friday, Feb. 11 that the city-wide mask mandate will be lifted on Wed., Feb. 16.
Masks are still required to be worn in hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare and childcare facilities, schools, municipal buildings, and on public transit, Simmons said.
The announcement comes in response to a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Stamford.
As of Thursday, Feb.10, Stamford’s current seven-day average in ca…
Covid-19: NY Couple Facing Felony Charges For Allegedly Entering Game With Fake Vaccine Card
A man and woman from New York are facing felony charges after authorities said they both presented fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to attend a Buffalo Bills game.
Michael Naab, age 34, and 37-year-old Amber Naab, both of West Seneca, were arraigned on Tuesday, Jan. 25, and each charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, which is a Class D felony, the Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced.
The couple is accused of presenting fake cards to attend the game on Saturday, Jan. 15, at Highmark Stadium.
Flynn told The Buffalo News that the…
Covid-19: New 'Stealth Omicron' Strain Identified In Connecticut
The newly emerging “stealth” Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has been confirmed throughout the region, according to an associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron, which is known as B.1.1.529, has three sub-variants: the original BA.1 that remains the dominant strain, the “stealth” BA.2, which is picking up steam, and the more elusive BA.3.
Earlier story - COVID-19: 'Stealth Omicron,' A New Version Of Variant, Identified In US
Recently, the new “stealth” variant - named for its difficulty to identify due to a lack…
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Below 1,500 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths, By County
The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Connecticut hospitals has dipped below 1,500 as the state continues to see a strong recovery following a post-holiday surge of new infections over the past month and a half.
In the latest update from the State Department of Public Health on Monday, Jan. 24, there were 106,153 COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 12,057 laboratory-confirmed cases for an 11.36 percent daily positive infection rate, continuing a trend of declining numbers.
After plateauing near 25 percent for several days earlier this month, the daily p…
Covid-19: Wave Of Omicron Cases In US May Be At Turning Point, Virus Expert Says
The wave of COVID-19 cases in the United States triggered by the highly contagious Omicron variant may be at a turning point, an infectious disease expert says.
Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says parts of the nation may be about to pass the peak phase of the outbreak, while other regions will likely soon be hit hard.
"f you look what's happening across the East Coast right now in New York City, Washington, DC, Maryland, probably Florida as well have already peaked, maybe Delaware and Rhode Island," Gottlieb said Sunday, Jan. 9 on CBS-TV's "Face the Nation."
"You start to see t…
