Pandemic 2020
GALLERIES: Pandemic 2020
Lamont suggests COVID-19 surge is subsiding
The governor also said he is looking for a short extension of his emergency powers.
Casino executives welcome decline in COVID-19 cases
For Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, the omicron surge took latest toll on pandemic-battered business.
Ledge Light's COVID-19 test site in Stonington will be closed Thursday due to weather forecast
Ledge Light Health District announced its COVID-19 testing site in Stonington will be closed Thursday due to the weather forecast of snow and wind.
COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Mohegan Sun on Wednesdays through February
The walk-in clinics will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Mohegan Sun’s Seasons Buffet.
Garbage piles up on streets as omicron takes its toll
Published January 15, 2022
The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions.
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Fatigue, frustration deepening among COVID-19 patients, hospital staffs
Lack of civility among patients, family members leading to altercations, displays of disaffection, official say.
Increase in COVID-19 cases slackens
Peak in number of cases expected by week's end. Hospitalizations likely to decline thereafter.
Backus, Windham hospitals opening COVID-19 testing trailers
After opening Wednesday, trailers will operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Appointments will be required.
COVID-19 hospitalizations could be about to 'plateau,' officials say
Numbers of cases are expected to peak by the middle of the month as omicron variant, though highly transmissible, is causing less serious illness.
COVID-19 testing sites won't open due to forecasts of cold weather
Sites scheduled to operate Tuesday and Wednesday in Groton, Norwich and Waterford will not open.
Flu, COVID-19 cases are on the rise. 'It's a little worrisome.'
Across Yale New Haven Health, hospitals are especially busy.
Heroic in face of pandemic, L+M Hospital staff earn reward with bonuses
Published December 11, 2021
Patrick Green, president and CEO, says retention and recruitment of employees figures to be his greatest challenge.
Surge in COVID-19 cases causing rescheduling of events, return to protocols
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut calls off holiday gala that had been set for Friday at Mohegan Sun.
Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
Published December 6, 2021
Many critical questions about omicron remain unanswered, including whether the virus causes milder or more severe illness and how much it might evade immunity from past COVID-19 illness or vaccines.
A familiar response to COVID-19 omicron variant: vaccinations, boosters, masks
With latest coronavirus strain yet to appear in Connecticut, state's COVID-19 numbers climb.
Salem woman concerned about ramifications of expired COVID-19 vaccine
CVSHealth acknowledges its Norwich pharmacy inadvertently administered expired doses from Oct. 14 to 21.
Electric Boat paying $500 bonus to employees vaccinated against COVID-19
Groton shipbuilder will pay bonus to all employees fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022, company officials said.
Hartford HealthCare hosting vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 Saturday in Norwich
Appointments are required, and all children must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
Mohegan Gaming turns to tribal member to lead it into post-pandemic era
Published October 16, 2021
Ray Pineault, a Norwich native, rises to international gaming enterprise's top post, having worked for Mohegan Tribe for 20 years.
COVID-19 vaccination rates soar among state's health care workers
Exemptions aside, mostly on religious grounds, rates among hospital staffs climbed into high 90s over three-and-a-half month span.
Mobile food pantries, drive-thru food sites extended as need remains high
Published October 2, 2021
CT Foodshare and United Way of Southeastern Connecticut are extending food pantries and opening new food distribution sites through October.
State, health care organizations begin rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots
Among those who received second Pfizer dose six months ago, eligibles include the 65 and older, adults with underlying conditions and at-risk workers.
Across Yale New Haven Health, COVID-19 cases have plummeted
Hospitalizations down 45% over past two weeks. As of Tuesday, L+M had six cases, Westerly Hospital had three.
School nurse excited for the school year, even during a pandemic
Published September 10, 2021
The school year has started, so what happens when that first child complains to the teacher of a cough or chills or any other sign of COVID-19?
Your Turn: Every pandemic fighter should be remembered on Labor Day
Many students of American history, as well as some laborers, know that in 1894 Congress passed a bill recognizing Labor Day and making it an official federal holiday.
Westerly Hospital sees an increase in COVID-19 patients
At Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, cases drop to six Friday, the fewest in more than two weeks.
Significance of spike in percentage of region's breakthrough cases unclear
Increase may not be as worrisome as numbers reported this week suggest. It may be as much about the math as the medicine.
Delta variant, unvaccinated people continue to drive COVID-19, experts say
Yale New Haven Health hospitals were treating 137 coronavirus patients Tuesday, nearly three times the number they were treating a month ago.
Health systems administering 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunocompromised
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow for the additional dose in immunocompromised people.
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital marks resumption of work on emergency department expansion
Published August 11, 2021
Officials launch start of “topping out” rite, signing a 10-foot length of beam that will be installed atop the building’s frame later this month.
Pandemic 2020 VIDEOS
OPINION
COVID warning serious, Lamont's options shrinking
Gov. Lamont must take with great seriousness a warning from doctors that a failure to act now in shutting down segments of the economy could cost more lives.
More tough choices in confronting tough enemy
In Connecticut, at least, the vast majority of us dutifully slip on our masks to shop, to work, to live some public life. It has become terribly routine.
Tell it like it is
Dr. Fauci should no longer feel any compunction to get White House clearances before media appearances or to paper over differences.
COVID-19: Still in the thick of it
Collectively, the news of recent days is a wakeup call that the threat posed by this pandemic is not over, not by a long shot.