coronavirus outbreak

A private club in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts has temporarily shut down amid a coronavirus outbreak in the community. The town’s public health department is urging anyone who went to the Commercial Club between Nov. 16 and Nov. 27 to get tested for COVID-19. The club will remain closed until Dec. 15 and undergo a deep cleaning process. Meanwhile, the numbers…

The Commercial Club of East Bridgewater is temporarily closed after a cluster of coronavirus cases.

The town’s public health department is urging anyone who went to the Commercial Club between Nov. 16 through the day after Thanksgiving to get tested for coronavirus.

When COVID hit in March, parents with small children withdrew their young children from child care centers, forcing more than 60 to close their doors for good while others struggled to stay open. “I’m still down to three kids and it’s difficult. It’s very difficult,” Dorothelia Barnett said. “You know, I’ve got bills to pay. I have a mortgage...

East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora announced on Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, Carfora said he found out he tested positive for the virus late Thursday. He said that he initially felt mild allergy-like symptoms, which prompted him to get tested. Since then, the symptoms progressed to flu-like symptoms, Carfora said. The East Shore…

There’s nothing quite like a tree lighting to get people into the holiday mood, but this year, a lot of cities and towns are canceling those events. One town is asking residents to find a different way to celebrate by thinking local. With the flick of a switch, colorful lights brightened the Milford Green Friday night. It lifted the...

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate now stands at 4.81% and hospitalizations continue to increase. With an increase of 49 hospitalizations, there are now over 1,000 people in Connecticut hospitals with COVID-19. Since Wednesday, over 3,400 people have tested positive for the virus out of over 71,000 tests performed. An additional 35 people have died over the past two days. The death…

New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services says potential community exposure related to confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been identified at Chasers Poker Room and Casino in Salem. Potential exposure happened from Nov. 4-Nov. 7, and Nov. 9-Nov. 12. The department says contact investigations have been done and close contacts are being notified. Health officials said there may be…

The U.S. led the world with 9.9 million cases and more than 237,000 deaths, Johns Hopkins University data shows.

New London public schools are switching to distance learning next week as the school district works to identify close contacts of people who recently tested positive for COVID-19. All schools will be closed for in-person learning the week of Nov. 9 through Nov. 13, according to school officials. Students must participate in full-time distance during this time. Classes will not…

The University of Connecticut is placing an entire residence hall at the Stamford campus under quarantine, school officials said Saturday. There are currently a total of six positive COVID-19 cases in the dorm at 900 Washington Blvd., the university said. Five of the six cases in this residence hall were announced overnight. Three of the six cases were identified through…

The University of Connecticut is prohibiting students from attending off-campus social gatherings through Nov. 4, school officials said Friday. Any residential students who attend off-campus social gatherings will be referred to Community Standards by Connecticut State Police, the university said. School officials said this only applies to social gatherings and does not apply to voting on Nov. 3. This comes…

COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased to a “concerning” level as over 2,000 cases were reported since Friday, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. State hospitalizations have increased by 37, bringing the total to 270. This is a level that has not been seen since June 10. The state’s positivity rate has actually decreased to 2.2% as over 92,000 COVID-19 tests were performed…

The outbreak of people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 traced to a Montpelier hockey rink has expanded to 30, the Vermont Health Department said Monday. The cases are linked to adult and youth hockey leagues and an adult broomball league at the Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center. The Health Department is planning a pop-up testing clinic Thursday at…

The United States reported 57,420 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily totals since mid-August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New cases are rising in 33 states across the South, East and Midwest. Cases continue to surge in the nation’s Great Plains region, with Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming reaching record highs for average...

A COVID-19 outbreak among workers at one of Vermont’s best known apple orchards appears to be contained, health officials said Tuesday.

Another firefighter in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the department’s total to 12 total cases of the virus, the union announced Saturday. To date, 10 firefighters and two dispatchers have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Attleboro Firefighters Local 848. The firefighters and dispatchers continue to quarantine and are being monitored according to public health guidelines,…

Nine firefighters and two dispatchers have tested positive for coronavirus in Attleboro, Massachusetts, according to the mayor, after the city was deemed high-risk for transmission by the state. One of the firefighters has become “very ill,” and is now in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital. Attleboro is among 23 communities considered high-risk for transmitting COVID-19 in the state’s latest data...

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Nine firefighters and two dispatchers have tested positive for coronavirus in Attleboro, Massachusetts, according to the mayor, as the city is deemed high-risk for transmission by the state. One firefighter “became very ill,” and is now in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital.