According to the Department of Public Health, the so-called “South African” variant of the COID-19 virus has been found in a Connecticut patient for the first time. The B.1.351 variant was found in a Fairfield County resident aged 60-70 who had not recently traveled. The person is currently hospitalized outside …
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Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate is now 6.08% and the virus killed 81 more people over the weekend. The state’s coronavirus death toll is now 5,444. There has also been an increase of 33 in hospital admissions since Friday. There are currently 1,243 people in Connecticut hospitals from the virus. Having …
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Early Friday morning, President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. This comes hours after Hope Hicks, the president’s top aide, announced a positive test for COVID-19. Dr. David, an infectious disease physician at Yukon Health. David Banach is …
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health has issued a COVID-19 warning to the city of Danbury following a recent spike in coronavirus cases. The city reported 44 new cases of coronavirus since Thursday, according to Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton. Between August 2 and 20, Danbury registered at least 178 new …
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health is investigating the Three Rivers Nursing Home in Norwich following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the facility. A spokesman for SEIU 1199, which represents workers at Three Rivers, said Thursday that the facility has at least 15 residents who tested positive and that …
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