While the state’s COVID infection rate remains low, health officials are trying to build trust to avoid a widespread resurgence.
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Spiking COVID rates spare Connecticut, but Lamont wary
Connecticut’s rolling seven-day infection rate is one of the lowest in the U.S. But the bars here will remain closed.
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COVID-19 contact tracers brace for more cases as Connecticut reopens
Workers are training additional volunteers and staff for what they expect will be a new surge of COVID-19 cases.
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DeLauro holds hearing on coronavirus response even as Trump bars Fauci’s testimony
Witnesses told DeLauro states like Connecticut should not reopen without much more testing and contact tracing.
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COVID-19 reopening relies on a safety net still being woven
There’s never a good time for a pandemic. But this one arrived when local health departments are hurting.
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As Connecticut hits COVID-19 peak, focus shifts to tracing and testing
Aggressive COVID-19 testing and contact tracing are the keys to easing restrictions on commerce that have left 439,000 residents unemployed.
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Connecticut considers joining NY, NJ, in coronavirus contact tracing
Gov. Ned Lamont has his own ideas about contact tracing, but the state is not yet as prepared as others.