Press Releases - 2020

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• 10/13/2020 DPH Monitoring Health and Safety at Backus Hospital in Norwich During Labor Strike by Nurses

• 11/5/2020 DPH Issues New Public Health Advisory for All CT Residents Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases

• 8/27/2020 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues: Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 14 Connecticut Towns

• 1/13/2020 DPH Encourages Residents to Test Their Home for Radon as Part of National Radon Action Month 

• 2/6/2020 Connecticut DPH Reports First Pediatric Death of 2019-2020 Influenza Season

• 9/16/2020 DPH Commissioner Issues Emergency Order to Discharge All Residents of Three Rivers Nursing Home in Norwich to Other Facilities

• 4/13/2020 DPH Issues Warning about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• 7/20/2020 Connecticut State Public Health Lab Discovers False Positive COVID-19 Test Results

• 2/7/2020 DPH Provides Updates on Coronavirus Guidance to Local Health Districts and Schools

• 8/27/2020 Connecticut Interagency Drought Workgroup: Four Counties Are Experiencing Stage 2 Drought Conditions

• 9/12/2020 DPH Warns Residents in Shoreline Areas of Illness Caused by Bacteria in Salt or Brackish Water

• 2/27/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Coronavirus Prevention Efforts

• 8/18/2020 Governor Lamont And Commissioner Gifford Receive Interim Report from Firm Conducting Review of COVID-19 Response in CT Nursing Homes

• 8/20/2020 DPH Investigating COVID-19 Outbreak at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Norwich

• 6/1/2020 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases