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Governor Ned Lamont confirmed that a fully vaccinated man marks Connecticut’s first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. State officials said the man, who is in his 60s, is from Hartford County. Sequencing performed at the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory confirmed the presence of the variant. The man developed mild symptoms on Nov. 27. An at-home Covid-19 test was…

In the early weeks of the pandemic, one thing became clear to Louis Goffinet: he needed to help. “As a teacher I was able to see pretty closely how COVID was impacting families,” said Goffinet, who teaches in a Connecticut middle school. With no charity or fundraising background, Goffinet started an online fundraiser to help his Mansfield neighbors buy groceries….

COVID-19 hospitalizations are up for a third straight day, though the state’s positive rate is still hovering around 1%, Gov. Ned Lamont said in a press briefing Thursday. Connecticut hospitalizations were up by two Thursday, to 90. Five more people have died, bringing the total number of coronavirus fatalities in Connecticut to 4,348. There were 101 new cases recorded out…

COVID-19 hospitalizations increased for a second day in Connecticut, though the positive rate remains low, according to new numbers released by the state Wednesday. Hospitalizations increased by five to 88, and five new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 4,343 deaths in the state. There were 7,335 new tests recorded and 75 new cases reported. In total, there have…

There were nearly 14,000 coronavirus tests performed overnight as cases in Connecticut near 45,000 and hospitalizations continue to decrease. In total, 342,338 people have been tested for coronavirus in Connecticut, including an additional 13,985 people since yesterday. Less than three percent of the tests that were performed have come back positive. In Connecticut, there are 44,994 cases of coronavirus, including…

There were no new coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut overnight and there are now nearly 44,000 cases of the virus. There are 333 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, however, there were no new coronavirus-related hospitalizations since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 43,968 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 150 cases…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed 43,500. There are 333 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 17 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 43,818 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 358 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases now exceed 42,200. There are 481 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 52 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 42,201 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 179 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed 42,000. There are 533 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 44 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 42,022 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 260 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases approach 40,500. There are 701 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 23 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 40,468 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 446 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed more than 40,000. There are 724 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 16 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 40,022 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 382 cases since yesterday. The death toll now…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as the state is days out from the first phase of reopening. There are 937 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 57 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 37,419 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 716 cases…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline and are now below 1,000 as the state gets closer to the first phase of reopening. There are 994 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 39 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 36,703 cases of coronavirus, including an…

Hospitalizations from coronavirus in Connecticut are continuing to decline for an eleventh straight day. The net number of hospitalizations fell by 63 since yesterday, for a total of 1,488 people hospitalized. An additional 59 people have died since yesterday, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Connecticut to 2,495, according to the latest numbers released by the state on…

Hospitalizations from coronavirus in Connecticut are continuing to decline for a tenth straight day as there are nearly 30,000 cases reported in the state. The net number of hospitalizations fell by 41, for a total of 1,551 people hospitalized. There are a total of 29,287 cases with an increase of 523 since yesterday. An additional 97 people have died bringing…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations continue to decline for a fourth day as cases of the virus top 25,000 in Connecticut. New numbers released Sunday show 1,924 people in Connecticut have now died of coronavirus-related complications and there are now 25,269 cases of COVID-19 in the state. The number of people hospitalized has also decreased to 1,766 with 44 fewer hospitalizations than yesterday….

There are 661 new coronavirus cases in Connecticut and 98 new deaths since Friday. That brings the total to 24,582 cases and the death toll now stands at 1,862. There was a decrease of 67 hospitalizations since yesterday. Connecticut saw its largest drop in hospitalizations yesterday with a net decrease of 70. There are currently 1,810 people hospitalized with COVID-19…

The number of coronavirus cases in Connecticut have now exceeded 17,950 and nearly 1,130 deaths have been reported. Since yesterday, 412 more people have tested positive for coronavirus and 41 more people have died. The new numbers released by the state on Sunday bring the total cases in the state to 17,962. 38 fewer people have been hospitalized with the…

The number of coronavirus cases in Connecticut have now exceeded 17,500 and nearly 1,100 deaths have been reported. Since yesterday, 741 more people have tested positive for coronavirus and 50 more people have died. The new numbers released by the state on Saturday bring the total cases in the state to 17,550. Hospitalizations have dropped for the first time since…