Coronavirus And CT: Here's Everything You Need To Know

CONNECTICUT — Up until Friday night all was relatively quiet in Connecticut concerning the coronavirus. Local and state health officials were preparing for the inevitable spread of the virus into our state but through Friday afternoon Connecticut had not reported any direct connections to the virus.

That changed when a hospital employee, who works at Danbury and Norwalk hospitals, tested positive for the Coronavirus. This hospital employee lives in New York State, not Connecticut, state health officials said. And then on Saturday, state officials said a doctor who lives in New Rochelle, New York, and who works at Bridgeport Hospital, also tested positive for COVID-19.

State health officials stress that no Connecticut resident has tested positive for the virus and that both hospital employees reside in New York and are both in self-quarantine there. Connecticut still has no reported COVID-19 cases.

The United States currently has 401 reported cases and there have been 15 deaths as of Saturday evening. (Don't miss updates in Connecticut concerning the Coronavirus as they are announced. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.)

Here are all of the coronavirus related stories to catch up on that have run over the past week:

Connecticut Hospital Doctor Contracted Coronavirus In New York, Officials Said Saturday

A 'community doctor' from New York, saw patients at Bridgeport Hospital last weekend but did not have symptoms, officials say.>>>Read More.

CT Hospital Worker From New York State Positive For Coronavirus, Officials Reported Late Friday

A Danbury and Norwalk Hospital employee from New York is positive for COVID-19. Workers she came in contact with are being monitored.>>>Read More.

EPA Releases List of Disinfectant Products To Fight Coronavirus

Clorox, Lysol and Purell are on the EPA's approved list. Meanwhile, it's reported 200 in Connecticut are being monitored for coronavirus.>>>Read More.

Bump Elbows To Avoid Coronavirus, U.S. And CT Officials Say

The U.S. Surgeon General visited with CT Gov. Ned Lamont and they are encouraging the elbow bump.>>>Read More.

CT Got Just 500 Coronavirus Test Kits; Lamont Tells CDC Send More

Governor says 12 residents have been tested and all are negative but some 200 being monitored for coronavirus were told to self-quarantine.>>>Read More.