578 New Coronavirus Cases In CT As Hospitalizations Rise

Here are the latest news updates concerning Connecticut and the new coronavirus:

CT Coronavirus Updates: 578 New Cases, 36 Total Deaths Reported

The number of positive coronavirus cases in Connecticut is now at 2,571 and 517 people are hospitalized throughout the state.>>>Read More.

Food Merchant Tells Complainers: 'Stay Away'

A popular market's policy requiring customers to sanitize their hands over coronavirus concerns has led to harassment of staff.>>>Read More.

Mass Layoffs At Mystic Seaport Museum

Restrictions are taking a toll on the tourism business.>>>Read More.

Connecticut's 'Patient One' Recovering At Home

"I felt like a truck hit me." That's how the first person in the state to get the coronavirus described the onset of the new coronavirus.>>>Read More.

Obituary: Michael John O'Brien, 35, Who Battled the Coronavirus

He earned his GED by being home-schooled during high school while interning at Seven Angels Theatre.>>>Read More.

Ice Cream Emergency Offering 'Care Packages'

Tough times call for tough people. Tough people call for ice cream.>>>Read More.

Teachers and Staff See Their Students By Motorcade: VIDEO

Staff members and teachers from the school took to the streets to see the faces of the students they've been missing.>>>Read More.

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