The state reported 46 new hospitalizations Thursday — the lowest daily increase Connecticut has seen in two weeks.
Gregory B. Hladky
was a reporter for the Hartford Courant, the State Capitol bureau chief for the New Haven Register, and has written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Connecticut Magazine and other publications.
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New state plan for nursing home tests, isolation facilities could have big impact on COVID-19 spread
Workers, fearing for their lives, call on the state to provide more protective gear.
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Lamont says social distancing is working, but CT’s COVID-19 peak still lies ahead
State officials said the rate at which the coronavirus is spreading seems to be slowing down.
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Yale New Haven Health officials describe COVID-19 impact, other hospitals less forthcoming
More than half the beds at Greenwich Hospital are filled with COVID-19 patients. The picture is less clear elsewhere.
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CT residents on living in the time of coronavirus: ‘We’ll get through this’
A hot dog man/mayor. A psychiatrist. A beekeeper. These are just a few of the voices from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 wave approaches. Connecticut searches for ventilators.
Connecticut will need 4,000 ventilators when COVID-19 peaks later this month. It currently has only 1,100.
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Death toll and confirmed COVID-19 cases rise sharply as Gov. Lamont warns state: ‘We’re on our own’
Connecticut’s death toll nearly doubles in one day and hospitals near capacity. But no supplies are coming from the federal stockpile.
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COVID-19 cases soaring, state, hospitals, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewing sites in CT for overflow COVID-19 patients
Gov. Lamont: “We’re running like hell and the virus is right behind us.”
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Rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are ‘the beginning of the surge’ in Connecticut
As of Friday, 173 people are hospitalized in Connecticut with COVID-19 while hospital vacancy statewide is at 39 percent.
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Shortages of protective equipment reducing coronavirus testing, causing fear among nurses statewide
Lamont: Full-scale testing outside hospitals would use up critical personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by nurses and doctors
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Medical and testing supplies grow short as COVID-19 cases jump by 42%
The number of known COVID-19 cases climbed by nearly 42% Wednesday as officials warned that some supplies are running low.
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Connecticut virus deaths rising, and Lamont expects schools to remain closed until fall
Two people are dead and 16 others have tested positive for COVID-19 at Benchmark Senior Living in Ridgefield.
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State braces for major surge in COVID-19 cases
State health officials now expect Connecticut’s COVID-19 infection rate to double every 3-5 days.
