By the end of 2021, Connecticut’s eligible population is over 72% vaccinated, one of the highest rates. But challenges remain.
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 inPolitics
Lamont pushes COVID testing, declines new mandates
Connecticut is expanding testing for COVID-19, but no new restrictions or mandates are contemplated, the governor said Monday.
Posted inJustice
A cancer patient was sent to prison for DUI. Two months later, he was dead from COVID.
William Lamprecht told his sentencing judge, “I’m immunocompromised, you know. I’m 62 years old. It’s just a little scary.”
Posted inInvestigations
Sema4 pulls out of COVID testing contract with state
The decision to discontinue testing comes on the heels of criticism over investments made by Annie Lamont’s venture capital firm.
Posted inEducation
Persistent uptick in school COVID cases, but no plans for remote learning
State data shows 2,483 students tested positive for COVID over the last seven days — a 134% increase since Nov. 3.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont says Connecticut’s digital vaccine cards are not a passport
Gov. Ned Lamont said he opposes any state mandate requiring people to show a paper or digital vaccination card.
Posted inJustice
CT’s strict vaccine mandate for medical staff doesn’t apply to prisons
Over 600 corrections employees can test weekly in lieu of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a CT Mirror analysis has found.
Posted inHealth
Lamont has no plans for new COVID restrictions
Gov. Ned Lamont has no plans to impose new mandates on wearing masks or showing evidence of vaccination.
Posted inNews
CT’s COVID positivity rate tops 8% as 2nd case of omicron variant is recorded
A second CT instance of the omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered in Fairfield County.
Posted inNews
Lamont’s surest applause line to restaurants: ‘You’re staying open.’
The governor who shut down the restaurant industry 21 months ago was its guest. Not everyone approved.
Posted inHealth
First case of COVID-19 omicron variant recorded in Connecticut
The man, who is in his 60s, may have caught COVID from a relative who attended a convention in NYC.
Posted inJustice
Youth prison on partial lockdown since Nov. 19 to stop COVID-19 spread
The lockdown at Manson has advocates worried that incarcerated youth aren’t getting the services they need – or being vaccinated.
Posted inNews
Two-thirds of nursing home residents have received COVID boosters
Just over one-in-five nursing home staff who were eligible for COVID booster shots had received one by Nov. 21.
Posted inHealth
Despite COVID uptick, Lamont administration resisting mask mandate
“At this stage, it is still something that is up to the individual cities and towns,” said Lamont’s spokesman.
Posted inHealth
Lawmakers plan to prioritize children’s mental health next session
Connecticut lawmakers are already beginning to plan reforms that will target what experts have called a crisis.