At-home COVID tests hard to get

Residents of multi-unit dwellings who share same address say they’re locked out

One day after the White House launched an initiative to deliver at-home COVID-19 tests to all Americans who want them, some Connecticut residents of multi-unit dwellings say they were blocked from getting any kits.

The White House on Tuesday launched COVIDtests.gov, which allows users to request four free at-home rapid COVID tests.

At one point, about 700,000 people were using the site the day before its official launch. As of Wednesday morning, more than 167,000 users were on the site.

The effort to get test kits comes as Connecticut still sees high levels of COVID-19 transmission. On Wednesday, the state reported a positivity rate of 16.55 percent. Hospitalizations remain high, despite a net decrease of 14 patients for a