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Texas Man Gets Prison Time For Threatening Maryland Doctor Over Covid-19 Vaccine
The man who threatened a Maryland doctor who publicly advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine after tracking down his personal information will spend time in federal prison, the Department of Justice announced.
Aubrey, Texas resident Scott Eli Harris, 52, was sentenced to six months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release after threatening the doctor in Maryland, according to US Attorney Erek Barron.
“While we are all entitled to our own opinion, no one has the right to threaten the life of someone because of race, national origin, or because of holding different views,” Barr…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is approaching levels not seen since the surge of Omicron cases as the state reported more than three dozen new virus-related deaths.
In the latest update on Thursday, May 19, the state Department of Public Health reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,022 since March 2020.
In the past seven days, there have been nearly 70,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,751 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate of 1…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of CT Cases, Deaths, Other New Data
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back above 3 percent as the number of patients being treated for the virus in statewide hospitals rose slightly, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health.
During the weekend that began on Friday, March 25, there were more than 33,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,014 confirmed COVID-19 cases for a 3.07 percent positivity rate, holding steady from the previous week.
Two new COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals over the weekend, bringing the number being treated sta…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Near 2.5 Percent In CT, 67 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 death toll in Connecticut has hit another dubious milestone as the number of fatalities topped 10,700 since the beginning of the pandemic.
In its latest update on Thursday, March 24, the state Department of Public Health reported 67 new virus-related deaths in the past week, as the number of deaths rose to 10,744 since March 2020.
On Wednesday, March 23, nearly 17,000 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 439 confirmed new cases for a 2.64 percent daily positive infection rate, down a near full point from the previous day.
One more COVID-19 patient was …
