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A third person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Connecticut, according to state officials. Dr. Matthew Cartter, the state epidemiologist with the state Department of Public Health, said the patient is an elderly resident from New Canaan. Officials believe this is a case of community spread, as the person has had no known contact with …
A Connecticut community physician has tested positive for novel coronavirus, marking the second case connected to the state within a day. The newest person who is infected is a community physician who made rounds at Bridgeport Hospital, according to Governor Ned Lamont. Lamont said the community physician did not show signs or symptoms of coronavirus …
The Department of Consumer Protection and other state officials are warning Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for 2020 Census scams. Officials said scammers may try to impersonate Census workers to trick people into giving out personal information. These scammers may knock on doors, send emails, text messages, traditional mail, or even make fake …
State health officials are urging residents to stop shaking hands with one another amid coronavirus concerns. The Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory is where testing for the coronavirus can now be complete in about a day, compared to almost a week when the tests had to be sent out of state to the Centers for …
A woman who worked in the state Department Of Correction is now in trouble with the law herself. Details of significant embezzlement emerged in paperwork released by state auditors. Correction officer Sandra Sacco worked at York Correctional Institution For Women up until last November. The Department of Correction dismissed her from state service after it …
Schools and universities are taking precautions and canceling international trips as concerns about novel coronavirus grow. Those changes are being made out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to keep the school community safe. The 17 state colleges and universities have been directed to immediately suspend or cancel institutionally-sponsored travel to several countries …
The General Assembly’s Public Health Committee approved a bill on Monday that would remove the religious exemptions for vaccinations for school-age children. Before it was passed three amendments were added to the bill, including grandfathering in the 7,800 children who already have a religious exemption. Hundreds of people who showed up at the Legislative Office …
Emergency crews rescued several people after they fell through the ice at Burr Mountain State Park in Torrington on Sunday and two of the people who were rescued have severe hypothermia. Firefighters said there were six people on the ice and five fell through at some point. Five of the people who had fallen were …
Connecticut librarians can find themselves on the front lines of a community’s biggest challenges. From mental illness and drug use to poverty and crime, the life of a librarian may not be as easy – or as safe – as some might think. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained records from police departments across the state which …