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 […]
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Man jailed on $155k bond dies of COVID-19
This is the sixth incarcerated person to die from the virus this month.
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Tenth incarcerated person dies from COVID in CT
A 67-year-old incarcerated man died from COVID-19 on Sunday, the tenth to die since the onset of the pandemic.
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During the peak of the pandemic, deaths in Connecticut increased by 55 percent. COVID-19 accounted for almost all of them.
COVID-19 accounted for almost all of the 55% spike in the number of deaths during the peak of the pandemic.
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Health officials report first death of child related to flu
Connecticut health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated against the flu and take precautions after a child died of the disease last week.