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Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Here's Percentage Of CT Residents Vaccinated By Age Group; Other New Data
Nearly two dozen new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut as new variants of the virus continue to trouble health officials. In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 22 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total up to 8,416 statewide as of Thursday, Sept. 9, as the infection rate is back on the rise. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, dipping from more than 3.5 percent to 2.93 percent in the latest update from Gov. Ned Lamont. On Wednesday, Sept. 8, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamo…
Pleasantville, NY
News
Covid-
19: Risk Of 'Monster' Variant Grows With Number Of Cases 10 Times Too High, Fauci Warns
The COVID-19 pandemic may not yet have reared its ugliest head as the number of new infections continues to surge across the US, increasing the chances of a new variant forming even more contagious than the Delta strain, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci is cautioning. In a new interview with Axios, Fauci said that the COVID-19 infection rate could be unsustainable and is 10 times where it needs to be in order for the pandemic to end. “The endgame is to suppress the virus,” Fauci said. "Right now, we're still in pandemic mode, because we have 160,000 new infections a day. That's no…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: Hospitalizations Up, Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Breakdown By County
Hundreds of unvaccinated patients in Connecticut are being treated for COVID-19 in state hospitals as the number of new cases continues to mount. In the latest update from the state Department of Health, 22,894 COVID-19 tests were administered across the state on Thursday, Sept. 9, resulting in 625 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.73 percent daily positive infection rate. Ten new COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 364 - 263 of which (72.3 percent) were unvaccinated against the virus. In the latest update from the state, …
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Five CT Counties Now At High Risk For Spread; Here's Latest Info
Five counties in Connecticut are now designated within the “high transmission” category for COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With variants of the virus surging through Connecticut communities, the CDC is closely monitoring five counties, though Fairfield and Middlesex counties have been downgraded from "high transmission" to "substantial transmission" in the past week. New Haven, Windham, Hartford, Litchfield, and New London counties are now being watched most closely by the CDC due to the recent rise in infections. In the past seven days, new COVID c…
Springfield, MA
News
Covid-
19: Massachusetts Sees Largest Single-Day Increase In Months
Massachusetts health officials are reporting the largest number of new single-day COVID-19 cases in months. There was a spike of 2,096 new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts on Thursday, Sept. 9, the highest total since April, before the Delta variant was surging across the country. More than 2,000 new cases have not been recorded in the Commonwealth since Wednesday, April 14. There were 84,745 COVID-19 tests administered in Massachusetts according to the latest update from the Department of Health, bringing the seven-day average positive infection rate to 2.48 percent.…
Kingston, NY
News
Covid-
19: Cases In Kids At All-Time High; Here's Percentage Of New US Infections In Children
With students returning to class for the new school year, the number of children coming down with COVID-19 is on the rise as overall cases continue to climb due to the Delta variant. In the latest data released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children now represent 26.8 percent of new weekly COVID-19 cases nationwide as health officials encourage all eligible parties to get vaccinated against the virus to help curtail the spread of the virus. According to the latest report, more than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported among children in the past week out of nearly 940,000 …
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Infection Rate Climbs Over 3.5 Percent; New Breakdown By County, Community
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is back on the rise as the number of unvaccinated residents continues to clog up the state's hospitals. In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 26,603 COVID-19 tests administered on Tuesday, Sept. 7, resulting in 935 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The 3.51 percent daily positivity rate is up from 2.60 percent over the weekend. According to the Department of Health, there are now 364 COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals, with 274 (75.3 percent) being unvaccinated.&…
Torrington, CT
Schools
Covid-
19: CT School Goes Remote Amid Surge Of New Infections
A surge in new COVID-19 cases is forcing a Connecticut elementary school to transition to its distance learning model to start the school year. The Hebron School District in Tolland County issued a notice to the community that due to the speed of the spread of the virus within the Gilead Hill School, it will have to go remote. According to district officials, the school will reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Schools Superintendent Thomas Baird said that the number of COVID-19 cases in staff and students is at a similar level of infections during other periods of high tra…
Newburgh, NY
News
Covid-
19: New Variant Believed To Be More Transmissible Than Delta Has Been Found In 49 States
Alarm bells are sounding for some health officials as a new, possibly more transmissible COVID-19 variant has now been identified in 49 states. The mu variant, first discovered in Colombia in January, is threatening to become the dominant strain of the virus, potentially overtaking the Delta variant, as health officials continue to combat the constantly mutating virus. According to reports, the only state in the US that has not recorded a case of the mu virus is Nebraska after the strain it made its presence known in Alaska and Hawaii recently. The new variant is believed to be more trans…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County
The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut was back down below 3 percent as the state continues to contend with new variants of the virus. Over the holiday weekend, there were 61,032 new COVID-19 tests administered, according to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, resulting in 1,612 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The 2.60 percent infection rate follows a recent trend of declining daily COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut after peaking at more than 5 percent. Two new COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, leaving 363 still being treated for the virus…
Ossining, NY
Business
Covid-
19: McDonald's To Close Indoor Seating Areas In Some Parts Of US
McDonald's is preparing to close its indoor seating areas as cases of the delta variant increase across the United States, according to a new report. The fast-food chain had previously announced plans to reopen indoor dining in all of its franchises by Labor Day as long as there wasn't a resurgence of COVID-19, after closing it down in 2020, according to a report from Reuters. The company has now told its locations to close indoor seating areas in places where the virus is spreading quickly. Reuters reported that McDonald's recommended that restaurants close indoor seating in places …
Greenburgh, NY
News
Covid-
19: Hudson Valley Infection-Rate Stays Steadily High; Latest Breakdown By County
The positive COVID-19 rate in the Hudson Valley dipped slightly, but still remains high following several days of seeing the numbers rise, according to the New York State Department of Health. According to the Department of Health, the average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley dipped down to 3.61 percent in the latest update after spiking to 3.70 percent as recently as Monday, Aug. 30. Thirty-three New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, according to the latest update from the state, including two in Dutchess, and one each in Westchester and Sullivan counties.…
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