Coronavirus

Connecticut's COVID-19 positivity rate on Friday was 12.32%. State officials report 335 people hospitalized, which is a decrease of one person over the last seven days.

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

Researchers study rates of infection and transmission among animals to mathematically model a potential timeline and trajectory for the COVID-19 pandemic.

After federal authorization over the weekend, vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna have been cleared for children between 6 months and 5 years old. Most vaccinations in Connecticut began Tuesday.

Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.

Fewer students are enrolling in Connecticut public pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. But state education officials said this is a trend that’s been happening since before the pandemic.

The Freddy Fixer parade has been a source of pride in New Haven’s Black community since 1962. But the pandemic posed a serious threat to arts and cultural organizations, stopping public events and pausing traditional fundraisers. And though the nation has slowly reopened, even as COVID positivity rates climb again, organizations like this one are still feeling the financial hangover that has come with two years of dormancy.

Even as COVID-19 case rates balloon in Connecticut and elsewhere, restrictions designed to curb the spread of the virus are more relaxed than ever.

The Democrat says he is experiencing mild symptoms.

Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont tested positive for COVID-19. On Sunday, it was Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. A spokesman for Bysiewicz said in a statement Monday morning that the lieutenant governor tested positive after a regularly scheduled rapid self- test Sunday. She took a PCR test Monday morning and is awaiting the results.