Connecticut to stop daily reporting of COVID-19 deaths
July 7, 2021
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FILE - This photo from May 21, 2020, shows Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont as he prepares to put on a face mask before his daily COVID-19 briefing, Gay City State Park in Hebron, Conn. Lamont s office say they will no longer provide daily updates on the number of people who have died in the state from COVID-19-related causes.Pat Eaton-Robb/AP
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut health officials say they will no longer provide daily updates on the number of people who have died in the state from COVID-19-related causes.
In releasing its daily report on Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont s office said the death reports will now come once a week, on Thursdays, with information provided by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Lake Waramaug, Pachaug state park swim areas closed for water quality
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Lake Waramaug Task Force members stock the lake with trout, which has been helping keep zooplankton plentiful and cyanobacteria at bay, not to mention delighting anglers.Lake Waramaug Task Force / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Divers off of the suction harvesting barge in Lake Waramaug use mechanical methods of eradicating aquatic invasive plant species.Sean Hayden / contributedShow MoreShow Less
Lake Waramaug, Gay City State Park and the Green Falls Pond swim area in Pachaug State Forest were all closed to swimmers Wednesday due to water quality, the state’s environmental protection agency said.
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As we welcome the unofficial start of summer, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is sending out a reminder that Connecticut’s swimming areas are not officially open until Memorial Day. These are the swimming areas that will be open on Memorial Day and which will not. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
STATE PARKS OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY:
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
Silver Sands State Park, Milford