The state reported 9,000 more tests on Saturday, a one-day jump that outstrips other daily increases this month.
Ryan Lindsay | Connecticut Public Radio
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Deaths near 3,000; hospitalizations decline; and Lamont calls for volunteers
Reopen Connecticut group will hold public roundtable on Monday
Posted inHealth
State plans to increase testing capacities as death toll climbs
As Connecticut reported an additional 98 deaths Saturday, Gov. Ned Lamont said the state plans to increase testing capacity.
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Connecticut reports second straight day of decreased coronavirus hospitalizations
Gov. Lamont also announced that nursing homes across the state will receive an additional five percent in funding.
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Trump walks back quarantine for parts of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey
The president walked back his remarks Saturday night, saying he would institute a travel advisory instead.
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Life in quarantine: New Haven couple awaits COVID-19 test result
Marty Cossette, a New Haven CTtransit bus driver, was tested last Wednesday for COVID-19. He’s still waiting for results.
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Gun owners protest ammunition tax proposal
A proposal to make gun owners pay a 35% tax on ammunition drew a large crowd of opponents who said the bill violates their Second Amendment rights and unfairly targets their hobbies and lifestyles.
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New laws affect parking, dry cleaning, eye doctor visits
More than two dozen new state laws went into effect on Jan. 1, ranging from expanded health insurance coverage and paid leave to changes in court, property and DMV rules.
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His aunt saw red flags, police got a risk warrant
The concern Melissa Potter felt after her nephew called would lead police to use a risk warrant, which is an element of Connecticut’s red flag law, and to her nephew’s door.