Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey say they are “on the front lines” of the coronavirus emergency.
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
Lamont administration relents and closes prison schools
Unions won a battle Friday with the Lamon administration to close prison classrooms, charging staff had been ordered back to work Friday.
Posted inHealth
Providers warn coronavirus is straining Connecticut’s safety net
Nonprofit social services are struggling to keep programs open. Closures would leave clients unprotected and would financially doom some agencies.
Posted inHealth, Politics
Connecticut lawmaker: ‘Unfortunately, I have tested positive…’
A member of the Democratic caucus in the Connecticut House of Representatives has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Posted inHealth
What to do if you have COVID-19
There are different opinions on the best treatment of COVID-19 patient symptoms while the disease runs its course.
Posted inPolitics
A Connecticut presidential primary that might never be
Postponed until June 2, will Connecticut’s primary be moot?
Posted inHealth
As Connecticut reports third coronavirus death, state delays presidential primary
A second Connecticut resident has died from the coronavirus, and the presidential primary has been moved to June 2.
Posted inEducation
Two districts, two very different plans for students while school is out indefinitely
All schools are closed in Connecticut for the foreseeable future. But not all students are getting the same learning opportunities.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut hospitals are bracing for a surge of patients
Connecticut hospitals are preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients. But the state has fewer hospital beds than its neighbors.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut’s coronavirus firsts: a death, and a nursing home case
Connecticut recorded its first COVID-19 death as the governors of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania ordered new restrictions.
Posted inMoney
Himes: Coronavirus brings ‘the start of a very, very difficult economic period’
Himes says the government must rush money to Americans on the “suffering frontier” of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMoney
Wooden: CT’s cash pool is twice as strong as early days of last recession
The coronavirus may have stymied Connecticut’s economy, but state government’s cash flow — and therefore it’s ability to respond — remains very strong.
Posted inJustice
Winfield asks Department of Correction for more details on its COVID-19 plan
“I believe the public should have a sense of what we’re doing so no one is taken by surprise.”
Posted inHealth
Access Health adds special enrollment period amid coronavirus crisis
People who are uninsured can sign up for coverage beginning Thursday.
Posted inHealth
The night COVID-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods
Foxwoods has stayed open for 28 years through blizzards, hurricanes, and the terrorism attack of Sept. 11. Until Tuesday.