Local boards of education and superintendents are now deciding what their district mask policies will be, as a state-wide school mask mandate expires at the end of this month.

Tech leaders in Hartford have announced a new partnership that will commit to hiring young people in the IT field. The city of Hartford will help fund it with $600,000 from federal pandemic relief dollars provided by the American Rescue Plan.

They said they’re counting on more federal funding to survive.

The Connecticut Senate voted to extend Gov. Ned Lamont’s remaining pandemic-related executive orders, including a statewide mask mandate for schools and child care centers the Democrat has said he wants lifted Feb. 28.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is reviewing COVID-19 data and considering whether it’s time for local school boards to decide whether mask mandates are necessary. The possibility of lifting school mask mandates is still a major concern for educators, who have asked state officials to “follow the science” when it comes to student and staff safety. But others expressed frustration, saying that parents and local school districts should make that choice.

Connecticut’s daily test positivity rate has dropped to 13.29%, according to new data from the Department of Public Health.

Two men died on Jan. 15 and 17, raising the total of COVID-19-related deaths for incarcerated people in Connecticut to 27 since the onset of the pandemic.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health say they have created a small, wearable device that can measure the amount of COVID-19 a person has been exposed to.

As Connecticut residents begin to diagnose themselves more frequently, public health experts predict that the at-home tests may one day be incorporated into how the state monitors future outbreaks and transmission. But for now, most at-home or self-test positive results go undocumented.

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