Connecticut’s shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits is delayed, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Tests were scheduled to arrive by plane on Thursday morning, but supply chain issues on the West Coast have delayed delivery. The new arrival timeline is unknown.
Lamont announced earlier this week that millions of free at-home test kits were headed to municipalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The news comes as Connecticut public health officials announced that the state positivity rate reached a record high for the third day in a row, climbing to nearly 18% on Wednesday. Of the 1,113 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, 73% are not fully vaccinated.
Distribution of the test kits and N95 masks has been left up to cities and towns. Some had scheduled giveaways as early as Thursday afternoon.
