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Proposal requiring higher staffing levels in nursing homes clears Senate

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 27, 2021 @ 8:24 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:59 am

Under the proposal, nursing home staff are required to provide at least three hours of direct care per resident daily.

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Cameras in nursing home rooms, additional supplies of protective gear recommended as legislative changes this year

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso January 7, 2021 @ 5:22 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:49 am

The nursing home oversight panel is devising suggestions for reform in long-term care facilities, which have been hard-hit by COVID-19.

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As COVID surges, Murphy prods Trump on pandemic response

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas November 18, 2020 @ 3:03 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:44 am

Murphy, other Dems, propose legislation to boost U.S. manufacturing of N95 masks and other equipment as COVID cases spike.

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Backus nurses’ union reaches deal with hospital over new contract

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso October 22, 2020 @ 2:48 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:39 am

Increased pay, more protective equipment included in deal.

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Lamont orders fines for those who flout rules on mask-wearing and large party limits

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf September 14, 2020 @ 5:51 pmJuly 13, 2022 @ 3:27 pm

Not wearing a mask when its required will expose you to a $100 fine.

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A billion in federal funds flies out the door … and more is needed

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf July 7, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:34 am

Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects to finish divvying up Connecticut’s $1.4 billion share of the Coronavirus Relief Fund next month.

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State still waiting on $91 million in COVID-19 personal protective equipment orders

Avatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky July 1, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:33 am

The state is trying to amass a 90-day stockpile of PPE in case Connecticut gets hit with another COVID-19 surge.

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Unemployment claims remain at historic high, but trending positive

by Jim Welch | Connecticut Public Radio June 4, 2020 @ 7:18 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:35 am

The state has received 582,000 unemployment applications since the pandemic began.

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Connecticut’s stockpile of coronavirus protective equipment grows, officials herald steady drop in hospitalizations

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky and Mark Pazniokas May 12, 2020 @ 4:12 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:30 am

The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped by 23 Tuesday. A total of 3,041 people have now died.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations see largest one-day drop since state began tracking

Avatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky April 24, 2020 @ 1:13 pmSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:30 pm

There are currently 1,877 people hospitalized with the virus, a drop of 70 from yesterday. Another 125 people have died.

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Rationing protective gear means checking on coronavirus patients less often. This can be deadly.

by Joshua Kaplan, Lizzie Presser and Maya Miller | ProPublica April 12, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:26 am

Low on essential supplies and fearing they’ll get sick, N.Y. doctors and nurses say in-person care has been scaled back.

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Yale New Haven Health officials describe COVID-19 impact, other hospitals less forthcoming

Avatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky April 7, 2020 @ 6:58 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:29 am

More than half the beds at Greenwich Hospital are filled with COVID-19 patients. The picture is less clear elsewhere.

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The COVID-19 wave approaches. Connecticut searches for ventilators.

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas, Gregory B. Hladky and Jenna Carlesso April 4, 2020 @ 5:00 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:30 pm

Connecticut will need 4,000 ventilators when COVID-19 peaks later this month. It currently has only 1,100.

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Rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are ‘the beginning of the surge’ in Connecticut

Avatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky March 27, 2020 @ 6:28 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:29 am

As of Friday, 173 people are hospitalized in Connecticut with COVID-19 while hospital vacancy statewide is at 39 percent.

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