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Westport, CT
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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported
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…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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COVID-19: Hospitalizations Above 200 In CT; Infection Rate Near 10 Percent COVID-19: Hospitalizations Above 200 In CT; Infection Rate Near 10 Percent
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Above 200 In CT; Infection Rate Near 10 Percent The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is surging toward double digits as the number of patients being treated for the virus statewide soared past 200.  In the past seven days, there have been more than 63,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health, resulting in 6,310 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The seven-day average positivity rate of those tests has jumped up to 9.99 percent after dipping below 7 percent last week. Forty-five more COVID-19 patients were administered to Connecticut hospital…

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by Zak Failla
Bronxville, NY
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COVID-19: VP Kamala Harris Tests Positive COVID-19: VP Kamala Harris Tests Positive
Covid-19: VP Kamala Harris Tests Positive Fully vaccinated Vice President Kamala Harris has become the latest high-ranking elected official to test positive for COVID-19 amid an outbreak of cases in the Biden Administration. Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on both rapid and PCR tests, her office announced on Tuesday, April 26. According to Kirsten Allen, the press secretary to the vice president, Harris has exhibited no symptoms, is in isolation, and will continue to work from the Vice President’s residence. Harris "has not been a close contact to the President or First Lady due to their respective recent travel schedules,” …

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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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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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: Hospital System In Connecticut Requiring Patients, Visitors Show Proof Of Vaccination COVID-19: Hospital System In Connecticut Requiring Patients, Visitors Show Proof Of Vaccination
Covid-19: Hospital System In Connecticut Requiring Patients, Visitors Show Proof Of Vaccination One of Connecticut’s largest hospital systems is changing its visiting policy due to the steep rise of newly reported COVID-19 infections. Yale New Haven Health announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22 that visitors to admitted patients in all its hospitals will have to show proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative PCR test, or else be turned away at the door. The vaccination requirement takes effect as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23. Additionally, patients will only be allowed one visitor each day, all of whom must be 18 years or older. “Visitors will be required to show a photo ID and pro…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
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2 Cases Of New Highly Contagious COVID-19 Variant Detected In North Jersey, Jersey Shore 2 Cases Of New Highly Contagious COVID-19 Variant Detected In North Jersey, Jersey Shore
2 Cases Of New Highly Contagious Covid-19 Variant Detected In North Jersey, Jersey Shore Two cases of the highly-contagious COVID-19 variant initially found in the U.K. have been detected in New Jersey, state officials announced. The first case involves an Ocean County man in his 60s with no travel history or clear exposure to those who were ill, Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said during Friday's COVID-19 briefing. The man presented symptoms compatible with COVID-19 on Dec. 29, 2020 and was tested with a PCR test on Jan. 6 at a commercial lab, Persichilli said.  The results were suggestive of the variant and were sent to another lab for sequencin…

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by Cecilia Levine