A new Quinnipiac University poll found that 68% of Americans plan to or already have gotten a COIVD-19 vaccine but more than one-quarter of those surveyed say they don’t plan to get the vaccine.

An election employee in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a dozen other workers being quarantined, city officials said Wednesday. City-Town Clerk Michael Smart has asked the secretary of the state’s office for support to complete election operations. He said most of the remaining work was data entry into the state’s election reporting system. “Our hospitalization rate went up a lot a couple of days ago," Lamont said. SCHOOL SPIKEQuinnipiac University moved most of its classes online amid a spike in positive tests on campus in Hamden.

A Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters in Florida shows there is overwhelming support for requiring face masks in public. When asked whether people in Florida should be required to wear face masks in public, 79% said yes and 20% said no. The poll, which was released Thursday, shows a mask requirement is supported by a majority of Florida voters of all ages, both genders and different races, as well as Republicans, Democrats and independent voters. Of DeSantis handling of reopening schools, the poll shows 56% of voters disapprove and 37% approve. But the poll shows differing opinions among Republicans and Democrats.