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Signaling a crisis: The story of Connecticut s first COVID-19 death
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Fred and Beverly Marchionna on vacation in Hawaii in 2011. Fred Marchionna, a retired manager at PerkinElmer Corp., was the first Connecticut resident to die of COVID-19.Courtesy of the Marchionna familyShow MoreShow Less
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Danbury Hospital was the site of the first confirmed COVID-19 infection in Connecticut on March 6, 2020. On March 17, another patient, 88-year-old Frederick Marchionna of Ridgefield, became the state’s first fatality there.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossing, on Route 7, in Ridgefield, where 88-year-old Frederick Marchionna became infected with COVID-19. He became the state’s first coronavirus related fatality on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Danbury Hospital.Peter Yankowski / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Currently Reading We re not done yet : Danbury COVID cases see decline, but officials not ready to put guard down
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George Robinson, of Danbury, has his vitals taken by Courtney Cass, right, for a coronavirus test at AFC Urgent Care on Main Street in Danbury, Conn, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Robinson has had two prior tests return positive and was getting his third test after isolating at home for over two weeks.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Bridget Bethray RN, with RVNAhealth takes information before administering a COVID-19 vaccine to Sherwin Gorenstein, of Ridgefield, in the RVNA clinic in the Yanity Gym, on Thursday morning, February 4, 2021, in Ridgefield, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Nuvance participating in clinical trial for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.Joel Saget / AFP via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Guillermo Ballarino, pulmonary intensivist, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine at Danbury Hospital. Dr. Ballarino has been on the frontlines caring for patients since Danbury Hospital’s first COVID-19 patient in March.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Kyle DeLucia, owner of K&J Tree Service, and his crew set up a crane at the entrance to Danbury Hospital with a 50 foot American flag and a giant Thank You sign to show their appreciation to the hospital staff serving the community during the covid pandemic. Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less