Long lines of angry residents were the norm in towns from Ansonia to South Windsor on Monday as local officials distributed what few at-home COVID test kits they had, then turned away people who had waited in their cars for hours.
In Ansonia, Mayor David Cassetti warned people in a robocall on Sunday night that the city had a limited supply of kits to give away at Nolan Field on Monday morning. He cautioned people not to come and line up early, but people didn’t heed the request, and the line of cars stretched into neighboring Seymour and almost onto Route 8.
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Governor Ned Lamont blames "misrepresentation" for mix-up about why an order of 1.5 million COVID-19 home test kits that was supposed to be on its way to Connecticut did not arrive until Friday, instead of Wednesday.