coronavirus in connecticut

Mohegan Sun, a resort casino on tribal land in Uncasville, Connecticut, is finalizing plans to host more than 30 college basketball teams as it becomes a modified bubble for several early-season tournaments, including two being moved from New York. The Mohegan Sun has teamed up with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which holds its men’s Tip-Off Tournament and…

State officials are providing support for local health districts to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through grants that can be used for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, community outreach and more. Gov. Ned Lamont said the state has approved the first 21 local health districts and departments that will receive a portion of $20 million in funding the state was…

A day after announcing plans to change the COVID-19 travel advisory criteria, Gov. Ned Lamont reversed that decision, saying instead that he has reached an agreement with New York and New Jersey to keep travel open between all three states. A state with 10 cases per 100,000 people or a 10 percent positivity rate meets the standards for being on…

The state is adjusting its travel advisory metrics which determines whether or not travelers coming to Connecticut will have to quarantine upon arrival, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. Initially, a state with 10 cases per 100,000 people or a 10% positivity rate met the standards for being on Connecticut’s travel advisory list. Now, a state with 10 cases per 100,000…

Members of Yale University’s men’s hockey team who are in the New Haven area are in quarantine and the school is raising its COVID-19 alert status after 18 members of the team tested positive for coronavirus. All varsity athletic teams and intramural programs have ceased in-person training activities for at least the coming week and some athletic facilities, including...

The governor has put together a COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group, which will be responsible for advising him on distribution strategies and communicating with residents about vaccines for the coronavirus and the first meeting will be held this evening. The state Department of Public Health is overseeing the group and meetings are open to the public. The first meeting is being…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 2.4% on Tuesday, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. It is the highest positivity rate for the state since June. There were 320 positive cases out of a total of 13,398 tests, the governor said. The state’s positivity rate had been hovering above 1% for the past few weeks. “When you see the positivity rate…

Gov. Ned Lamont said the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate is 1.4%, which is one of the lowest in the country, but up from what it was a couple of months ago. The state reported an additional 1,066 positive COVID-19 cases since Friday. With 77,261 tests performed, that is a 1.4% positivity rate. Hospitalizations have increased by 21, bringing the state’s…

COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased in Connecticut and the positive test rate stays above one percent, but several towns, particularly in southeastern Connecticut have seen recent outbreaks of the coronavirus. As a result, the governor is recommending those towns remain in Phase 2 and not move forward with Phase 3 of reopening. These towns are Norwich, New London, Preston and Windham,…

Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, came to Hartford Thursday to meet with leaders from UConn, as well as state and local officials, healthcare professionals. Her message to Connecticut was to continue to wear masks, maintain a social distance and to practice good hygiene to help prevent the spread. Birx visit comes days after…

Connecticut enters Phase 3 of reopening today. This means that several businesses will be able to expand the number of people who can be inside businesses. Connecticut went from a COVID-19 hot spot early in the pandemic and lowered the rates of the virus significantly. As of Wednesday, the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate came in at 1.6% percent Wednesday and…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate came in at 1.6% Wednesday as hospitalizations continue to rise to levels not seen since June. There were 7,617 new tests reported Wednesday, with 123 coming back positive. Hospitalizations hit 138, a net increase of nine from the day before. One new death was reported, bringing the death toll to 4,522. The state’s COVID-19 metrics have…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached the highest point they’ve been since June 23, according to Governor Ned Lamont. Since Friday, there has been a net increase of 19 hospitalizations, bringing the state total to 129. Lamont said New London County accounts for half of the state’s current hospitalizations and only about 10% of Connecticut’s population. The state’s COVID-19 positivity...

Connecticut has a COVID-19 positivity rate of 1.8% for a third day in a row on Thursday, a number that Gov. Ned Lamont has been concerned about this week. “We’re watching this carefully,” Lamont said during a news conference Thursday afternoon. The briefing comes as the rate of positive tests in Connecticut has increased over the last several weeks. The…

School officials said a total of 25 students and two staff members at Glastonbury Public Schools are in quarantine. Of the students in quarantine, 16 are from Glastonbury High School, seven are from Smith Middle School, one is from Gideon Welles School, and one is from Buttonball Elementary School, according to school officials. One staff member from Hopewell School and…

Quinnipiac University officials said 11 students residing on their Mt. Carmel campus in Hamden have been sent home for a month for violating the school’s COVID-19 social policy, while a dozen other students living off-campus have been suspended. “In three residence halls, people violated the gathering requirement expectation that we had and then there were three students who violated the…

Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state will move into Phase 3 of its reopening on Oct. 8, allowing for an increased indoor capacity of some businesses. Bars and nightclubs will remain closed for phase 3 reopening and it is unknown when they will reopen. Restaurants, personal services such as hair salons and barbershops, and libraries will be able to…

Connecticut will be expanding its Shared Work program to help businesses avoid layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, which has been in existence for years, allows companies to temporarily reduce overhead by temporarily cutting hours for their employees. The employees keep their jobs at a reduced schedule, keep their benefits, and those employees are able to file for partial…

Five new COVID-19 hot spots were added to Connecticut’s travel advisory list on Tuesday. The states and territories on the list require people who travel to Connecticut to quarantine or present a negative test for the virus. Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island and Wyoming are among the newest states added to the list. No states or territories were removed....

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate remains above one percent and hospitalizations have declined. Since Friday, 497 people have tested positive for the virus out of 45,595 tests performed. This is a 1.1% positive test rate and the state is continuing on an upward trend seen for about a week and a half. A total of 56,024 people have tested positive for…