Connecticut Department of Public Health

The first Connecticut child has died from the flu this season, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Connecticut officials didn't track whether testing providers who collected public funding were also collecting insurance payments, a new audit states.

The latest data from the state Department of Public Health indicates a spike in fentanyl use is contributing to the rising number of fatal overdoses.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wants the federal government to act quickly in providing the funding needed for resources that include more monkeypox vaccinations and testing with a recent spike in cases.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is calling on the federal government to increase the supply of monkeypox vaccines.

There are now 28 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Connecticut, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 response efforts as the virus’s BA-5 variant continues to rapidly spread.

Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined State Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani for a COVID-19 awareness rally in New Haven.

A New Haven man has become the first person in Connecticut diagnosed with monkeypox since an outbreak of the disease was identified in the United States this spring.

Connecticut health officials are poised to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to the last remaining age group that has been unable to get it: children ages 6 months to 4 years old.