Red Cross: 5.5% of CT blood donations tested positive for COVID
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A map showing the prevalence of antibodies in Red Cross blood donations in the northeast.Submitted/Red Cross
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About 5.5 percent of all the Red Cross blood donations from healthy, unvaccinated Connecticut residents since June have tested positive for COVID antibodies, the organization said this week.
Overall, the Red Cross tested 3 million blood donations, including 82,353 in Connecticut, between mid-June 2020 and mid-February.
The national positivity rate was 6.6 percent over that time, higher than Connecticut’s average, suggesting the spread of the coronavirus was better contained in this state than in others. In fact, the Northeast had a lower positivity rate than other U.S. regions.
Volunteers get a sense of peace when working with Washington rescue horses
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Wilton resident Carolyn Lemoine and her niece, 12-year-old Sadie Bora, of New Canaan, were caring for Dolly, a miniature horse; and a pony, who has not yet been named.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Media ServicesShow MoreShow Less
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Peter Cleary of Southbury volunteers at HORSE of CT in Washington.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Media ServicesShow MoreShow Less
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Megan Cordon is a volunteer at HORSE of CT in Washington.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Media ServicesShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON Whenever it’s a weekend, a break from work, or some unexpected free time, Peter Cleary takes a ride to see Justice, a rescue horse.