Grace Davis was born during the Spanish flu and outlived two husbands. At 101 years old, she was still going strong when COVID-19 began its lethal spread through Connecticut’s nursing homes. Then in May, she caught the disease. “At first my symptoms were like what the flu would have been,” she said in a Zoom […]
COVID-19
The Connecticut Mirror is covering the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in Connecticut. Read our most recent stories and in-depth reporting below.
Posted inHealth
FEMA trailer could be headed to cities to help boost CT’s COVID vaccination rates
The FEMA trailer will arrive on March 29 and will travel around the state for 30 days if clinics can be arranged.
Posted inMoney
The Bushnell sees the post-COVID curtain going up in October
Theaters have been shuttered since last March, but the arrival of vaccines and federal aid are improving the outlook.
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Lamont urges vigilance when many COVID-19 capacity limits are lifted Friday
With capacity limits lifting Friday on many gatherings, Gov. Ned Lamont urged residents Thursday to remain vigilant against the coronavirus.
Posted inMoney
Restaurants were the hardest hit industry by COVID closures. But they had a plan.
Connecticut’s restaurant owners opted to engage the Lamont administration over COVID, not fight it. They think they were right.
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House unanimously adopts measure to ensure lawmakers have a say in spending COVID relief funds
The bill directs the administration to give a detailed accounting of how federal coronavirus aid has been allotted to date.
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CT tax fairness debate heats up with new pandemic relief on the way
Connecticut’s tax fairness debate shifted into high gear as state officials eye $2.6 billion in new pandemic relief from Washington.
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At an urban church, a prayer for greater COVID-19 vaccine access and outreach
The campaign to vaccinate Connecticut’s poorest streets came to a Bridgeport neighborhood where 25% of residents live in poverty.
Posted inEducation
Bridgeport parents ask state again to fix systemic problems with special education
Declines in staffing levels have left some children without the support they need, the complaint charges.
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CT’s vaccine rollout moved up; 45-54 can sign up Friday, everyone 16 and older April 5
Increases in weekly vaccine supply are behind the state’s decision to speed up the timetable.
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Thousands of students didn’t show up for school this year. Where are the children?
The drop in enrollment disproportionately landed in the state’s 10 lowest performing districts, worsening Connecticut’s already severe achievement gaps.
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One year in: How COVID’s toll compares with other causes of death
It could be on its way to outpacing cancer as the second largest cause of death.
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State says roughly 70,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots were incorrectly logged
Second doses were counted as first doses.
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State passes 7 million COVID tests, but even as testing slows, the number of variant cases rises
The rate of COVID-19 cases caused by the B.1.1.7 variant could be 20% to 40%, some scientists believe.
Posted inPolitics
Legislators propose sweeping changes to workers’ compensation system to help COVID-19 patients
Lawmakers are struggling to find a way to assist workers who contracted COVID-19 on the job without crippling businesses.