HARTFORD, Conn. —
Nov. 12
New Haven Public Schools update on recent COVID cases
Seven individuals in the New Haven Public Schools community have tested positive for COVID this week, school officials said. Six additional people are quarantined as a result.
There are five confirmed cases at Mauro Sheridan Science, Technology, and Communications School, with four additional quarantining.
There is one case at Barack H. Obama University Magnet School, with one quarantining. There is also one case at Worthington Hooker School, with one quarantining.
Officials have not specified whether these affected individuals are students, faculty, or staff.
Latest COVID-19 updates
Gov. Ned Lamont reported Friday that Connecticut administered 17,555 COVID-19 tests since Thursday. 458 tests returned positive, yielding a positivity rate of 2.61% today.
Additionally, hospitalizations decreased by 13 since yesterday. A total of 225 patients are currently being treated.
Nov. 11
Latest COVID-19 updates
Gov. Ned Lamont reported Wednesday that Connecticut administered 22,343 COVID-19 tests since Tuesday. 540 tests returned positive, yielding a positivity rate of 2.42% today.
Additionally, hospitalizations rose by 4 since yesterday. A total of 238 patients are currently being treated.
COVID-19 deaths in the state are reported Thursdays. There have been 33 additional COVID-19 related deaths since last week.
Nov. 10
Latest COVID-19 updates
Gov. Ned Lamont reported Wednesday that the State of Connecticut administered 17,585COVID-19 tests since Tuesday. 533 tests returned positive, yielding a positivity rate of 3.03% today.
Additionally, hospitalizations rose by 2 since yesterday. A total of 234 patients are currently being treated.
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New Haven will hold vaccination clinics for children ages 5 to 11 years old
The walk-up-only clinics will begin next week and be held November 16 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. and on Friday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
No one without insurance will be denied a shot. A parent or guardian must be present to sign a consent form. New Haven officials said other clinics will be scheduled later.
The clinic will be held at the New Haven Health Department at 54 Meadow Street.
Nov. 9
East Hartford Lifts the Town-Wide Mask Mandate
Mayor Mike Walsh announced Tuesday that the town-wide mask mandate is lifted, effective immediately.
East Hartford has had the mandate in place since August following the COVID-19 Delta variant's emergence.
While facilities will no longer require vaccinated visitors to wear masks, mask wearing by all in indoor settings is still encouraged, and masks will be made available to all guests, officials said in a release.
“East Hartford has made a tremendous progress as it relates to increased COVID-19 vaccination rates and decreased transmission rates,” Mayor Walh said. “We will continue to monitor our COVID-19 transmission trends and reconsider a mask mandate if our community experiences another surge.”
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New London, Groton City and Town lift indoor mask mandates
Local officials announced Tuesday that the New London and Groton municipalities have agreed to drop their COVID-19 indoor mask mandates. The change will be effective Wednesday morning.
The decision was made with guidance from Ledge Light Health District, officials said a release.
Recent data indicates 81.7% of residents of New London County are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, making it the second highest rate of vaccination among the state’s eight counties, Ledge Light Health District Director, Stephen Mansfield said.
He added that the county's rate of COVID-19 infections has dropped significantly over the past few weeks, and all municipalities within the Health District have experienced a steady decline in cases over the past eight weeks, according to CDC data.
While the indoor mandate has been lifted, officials still recommend everyone, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, continue to wear masks indoors.
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Latest COVID-19 updates
Gov. Ned Lamont reported Tuesday that the State of Connecticut administered 9,578 COVID-19 tests since Monday. 309 tests returned positive, yielding a positivity rate of 3.23% today.
Additionally, hospitalizations rose by 25 since yesterday. A total of 232 patients are currently being treated.
Nov. 8
Latest COVID-19 updates
Gov. Ned Lamont reported Monday that the State of Connecticut administered 36,557 since Friday. 941 tests returned positive, yielding a positivity rate of 2.57% today.
Additionally, hospitalizations rose by 10 over the weekend. A total of 207 patients are currently being treated.
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Connecticut changes COVID policy on quarantining students
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced a new policy allowing many unvaccinated students to stay in school even if they've had close contact with someone who has COVID-19. The Screen and Stay initiative will allow students and staff who may have been exposed to the virus under certain circumstances to remain in the classroom without a test for the virus. However, they must show no symptoms of having caught the virus, and need to have been wearing a mask at the time of the potential exposure. Republican lawmakers said Thursday they've been asking the state to address unnecessary student quarantines for weeks.
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