COVID-19

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Hochul issued a new state of emergency that she said could ban elective surgeries in up to three dozen hospitals in the state.

“The best way to fight this is exactly what we’re doing right now, which is vaccines and boosters,” Dr. Ulysses Wu said. “Even if it’s not 100% effective against Omicron — it’s still going to be partially protective.”

A dozen nursing home residents died from COVID-19 in Connecticut over a recent two week period, which is the largest number since mid-August, new data released Friday showed.

As the Thanksgiving holiday begins, COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. So far, local governments have been left to manage the spread of the disease on their own. Now some county leaders are looking to the state — and Governor Kathy Hochul — for more help.

The virus has killed more than 20 inmates in the state since the pandemic began.

Governor Ned Lamont said COVID-19 cases are on the rise in surrounding states, and that’s why Connecticut residents who had their vaccine shots more than six months ago should get a booster now.

Multimedia artist Jin Hi Kim creates a performance piece to help the community heal from all the souls lost to the pandemic.

Connecticut health officials say vaccine holdouts are causing a surge in COVID cases across the state. The state’s current COVID-19 infection rate is over 4% — the highest it has been in close to two months.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying she is very concerned with the higher rate of transmission of COVID-19 in western New York and other upstate regions, is expanding eligibility for booster shots to any adult in a high-transmission area who feels that they need one.

The go-ahead arrived as New Haven Children’s hospital said that COVID-related hospitalizations for children are increasing both in the city and across the United States.