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Connecticut down to 0.66% positivity rate as coronavirus cases decline

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont released an extensive update on the state’s response effort towards COVID-19 along with the newest statistics as of September 1.

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Hamden businesses hope students bring relief

Hamden businesses are welcoming back college students after they didn’t return to the QU campus after spring break as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the region. Gino Aydogdu, co-owner of Tonino’s Pizza on Whitney Avenue, said that he was not prepared with how quickly things changed. “It was pretty sudden,” he said. “(Students) left for spring…

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QU, HS sports COVID-19 uncertainty has community on edge

Hamden and Quinnipiac sports are in flux due to COVID-19. These changes will mean some sports will look different from the past, and some may not happen at all, which will take a toll on the Hamden community.

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Quinnipiac theater adapts to an all-digital world

Quinnipiac University theater students are finding creative ways to work around the limitations of the virtual stage of a Zoom window.

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Quinnipiac group gatherings increase as new semester starts

As Quinnipiac University students and new freshmen return to start a new semester, students have seen a natural increase in group gatherings where social distancing protocols aren’t always followed, as evidenced by recent posts on social media made by Barstool Quinnipiac.

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QU’s COVID-19 protocols keeps cases down, for now

Quinnipiac University’s layered defenses against COVID-19 appear to be working as the second week of the semester draws to a close.

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Pop-up sites offer free COVID-19 tests for New Haven

Health care providers continue to expand COVID-19 testing in Connecticut even though the rate of infection is among the lowest in the U.S.