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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 inEducation
CSCU not delaying return to campuses; In-person classes set to resume
The Connecticut State Colleges and University system announced that it will begin the spring 2022 semester as originally scheduled.
Posted inNews
CT asks nursing homes to accept COVID-positive admissions from hospitals
Thursday’s guidance puts additional pressure on nursing homes as cases rise sharply and staffing issues persist, providers said.
Posted inNews
Businesses have become mask enforcers. They’re tired of it.
As COVID cases have spiked and the governor resists a mask mandate, shops and restaurants are on their own.
Posted inNews
Pediatric COVID cases rising rapidly in Connecticut
“We have children who come to the emergency room with symptoms and are so sick they end up in ICU.”
Posted inNews
As COVID rates rise, state remains committed to keeping schools open
State leaders stressed their commitment to keeping schools open, despite school districts delaying students’ return to classrooms.
Posted inNews
Long lines across CT for COVID test kits; Documents show the state expects more soon
Long lines of angry residents were the norm Monday as officials distributed what few at-home COVID test kits they had.
Posted inPolitics
COVID rampant in Stamford, a harbinger of things to come
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Connecticut’s second-largest city, where the positivity rate has tripled over the past three weeks.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut’s positivity rate reaches 21.5% as health officials urge vaccination and booster shots
Between 70% to 80% of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated, said CT Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani.
Posted inNews
COVID-19 tests starting to arrive in CT after ‘airtight agreement’ fell apart
A promised order of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests that was supposed to heading to CT is not coming.
Posted inNews
COVID positivity rates soar to 17.8% in CT, but hospitalizations remain under control
Connecticut’s COVID cases have hit rates not seen since the beginning of the pandemic: 17.8% positivity and 7,520 new cases.
Posted inNews
COVID test kits haven’t arrived in CT; Local distributions set for Thursday postponed
At-home COVID-19 testing kits haven’t arrived yet, and towns might have to cancel distribution plans that some scheduled for Thursday.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Lamont uses federal COVID money to fund one-time tax relief for poor
Gov. Ned Lamont will re-direct $75 million in expiring federal COVID-19 relief into one-time tax refunds for Connecticut’s working poor.
Posted inNews
State to distribute millions of COVID testing kits and N95 masks
Connecticut will begin distributing more than 3 million COVID-19 at-home tests and 6 million N95 masks as early as Thursday.
Posted inNews
With COVID cases increasing again in nursing homes, officials mull mandates
With less than 30% of nursing home staff having received a booster shot, some providers are considering a booster mandate.