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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 inHealth, Money
‘Would this population of caregivers be treated differently if they were white, and male, and wealthy?’
The federal and state response to COVID-19 in nursing homes is riddled with economic and racial inequities, union members charged.
Posted inHealth
COVID-19 hospitalizations see largest one-day drop since state began tracking
There are currently 1,877 people hospitalized with the virus, a drop of 70 from yesterday. Another 125 people have died.
Posted inEducation
Will extra education aid go to remedy learning lost from school closures – or close budget holes?
During the last recession, schools in the state shed 1,300 jobs. A larger economic slowdown is predicted this time.
Posted inHealth
Pandemic pressures at Connecticut’s state testing lab
The state testing laboratory in Rocky Hill has become a key weapon in Connecticut’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inHealth
Lamont orders assisted living facilities, nursing homes to report daily on coronavirus
Gov. Ned Lamont ordered assisted living facilities and other managed care communities Thursday to report daily on cases of coronavirus.
Posted inPolitics
U.S. House approves new coronavirus stimulus bill; CT Dems say it’s not enough
“’This is not everything we wanted,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. “Next we need relief for states and localities.”
Posted inNews
GOP’s Fasano presses Lamont to delay raises during pandemic
The Senate GOP leader pressed the governor to suspend state employee raises and funnel the savings to non-profits.
Posted inJustice
COVID-19 pandemic bringing greater risk for domestic violence victims, activists warn
April saw a 52% increase in domestic violence hotline calls, advocates say.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
CT’s emergence from COVID-19 to start in June with small steps, lots of testing
Connecticut’s economy likely will re-emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in small steps, beginning in June and continuing throughout the year.
Posted inGovernment, Health
Connecticut has a big gap in its efforts to track COVID-19 among seniors – assisted living centers
Although nursing homes are required to report infections and deaths to the state, assisted living facilities aren’t. That’s a problem.
Posted inNews
Coronavirus is breaking the food supply chain
While officials insist the food supply chain is strong, consumers and those trying to feed the poor say otherwise.
Posted inJustice
‘I feel like I am just sitting here waiting to get sick’: behind bars during COVID-19
A peek behind the locked doors and barbed-wire gates as Connecticut’s incarcerated population weathers a COVID-19 outbreak.
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inNews
Lamont says key to reopening is ‘testing and masks’
An N95 mask decontamination facility opened Wednesday in New Haven. It is the 7th of 60 coming in the U.S.
