Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont: About 80% Of State Under COVID-19 Red Alert
Gov. Ned Lamont says hospitalizations have doubled in the past two weeks. The positivity rate is now at 4.8%.
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Gov. Ned Lamont says hospitalizations have doubled in the past two weeks. The positivity rate is now at 4.8%.
Health experts say though we want our pre-COVID lives back and we want to celebrate the upcoming holidays, we need to show as much commitment to protecting ourselves and others as we did when the pandemic first hit.
Competition will be suspended effective Saturday "through at minimum" Dec. 31, the governors said.
The state reported more than 1,700 new cases Wednesday.
Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their bills because of the coronavirus pandemic, and hackers are preying on that hardship with new texting scams.
According to the latest numbers, there are nearly 83,000 reported cases statewide, up more than 1,500 since Monday.
The quake was felt more than 100 miles away, in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Sound Beach, New York, on Long Island, the USGS says.
Local officials across the Tri-State Area reacted on social media moments after Joe Biden was projected to become the 46th president of the United States.
On Saturday, New Jersey reported about 3,200 new cases, which is over 1,000 more from Friday. New York is also seeing a troubling trend with nearly 3,600 positive tests Friday.
Phase 2.1 went into effect at midnight. Under the new phase, restaurants must revert back to 50% capacity restrictions. They were previously at 75%.
You don't have to turn off social media or the news, just take breaks to quiet your mind.
Trump again falsely claimed victory in the presidential race on Thursday. At the same time, he accused his critics of stealing the election from him in remarks riddled with inaccuracies and untruths.
The Department of Public Health issued the statewide advisory, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
A Connecticut school is trying out a new pilot program that offers rapid COVID-19 testing to students. Gov. Ned Lamont hopes it can be rolled out statewide
Minutes after polls closed at 9 p.m. in New York, CBS News projected a win for Biden.