page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut
section_title: March 9
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut / Timeline / March / March 9
caption_attribution_description: English: Three freezers at a Big-Y grocery store in Cheshire, Connecticut on 14 March, 2020. Although normally filled with items, the 2019-20 COVID-19 outbreak has caused shortages of the frozen goods normally stocked.
context_page_description: The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. state of Connecticut was confirmed on March 8, although there had been multiple suspected cases before that point which tested negative. As of August 27, 2020, there were 52,495 cases and 4,465 deaths in the state.
context_section_description: A second positive case of coronavirus was confirmed on March 9. The patient was a female in her 60s who was a healthcare worker at Bridgeport Hospital.
caption: Nearly empty freezers at a Big Y grocery store in Cheshire, Connecticut on 14 March 2020 after hoarding reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
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