Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation If you had COVID-19 and have recovered, you may be able to help save a life. Your blood may contain antibodies that fight the virus and can help critically ill people. Nuvance Health is looking to screen you as a volunteer. If you… Read more“Plasma Donations/COVID-19 Updates/Testing Sites/How to Wear Face Coverings”

Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation If you had COVID-19 and have recovered, you may be able to help save a life. Your blood may contain antibodies that fight the virus and can help critically ill people. Nuvance Health is looking to screen you as a volunteer. If you… Read more“Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation/Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Testing”

Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation If you had COVID-19 and have recovered, you may be able to help save a life. Your blood may contain antibodies that fight the virus and can help critically ill people. Nuvance Health is looking to screen you as a volunteer. If you… Read more“Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation/Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Testing”

Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation If you had COVID-19 and have recovered, you may be able to help save a life. Your blood may contain antibodies that fight the virus and can help critically ill people. Nuvance Health is looking to screen you as a volunteer. If you… Read more“Norwalk/Danbury Hospital System Seeks COVID-19 Plasma Donation & Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates”

It is truly heartwarming to be receiving so many offers of help and donations. The Health District and the towns of Westport and Weston have all been receiving many such calls. As everyone hears on the evening news, there has been a shortage of many critical items and your offers… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates & How to Donate Critical Items”

Travelers: Per State recommendations, any person coming into Connecticut by any mode of transportation for any reason is strongly urged to self-quarantine for 14 days. Health District staff offers their sincerest condolences to the families who have recently lost loved ones in Weston and Westport, there has been a COVID19… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates & Red Cross Plasma/Blood Donations”

Travelers: Per State recommendations, any person coming into Connecticut by any mode of transportation for any reason is strongly urged to self-quarantine for 14 days. Health District staff offer their sincerest condolences to the families who have recently lost loved ones in Weston and Westport. A review of the number… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

Travelers: Per State recommendations, any person coming into Connecticut by any mode of transportation for any reason is strongly urged to self-quarantine for 14 days. A review of the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health, as of 4:30 pm this Wednesday April… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

Latest Guidance from the Governor’s Office Stay Safe, Stay Home: The Governor signed an executive order directing Connecticut residents to “Stay Safe, Stay Home.” It orders all nonessential businesses statewide to prohibit in-person functions. This remains in effect until April 22, unless modified. Guidance has been issued to the state’s… Read more“Latest Guidance from the Governor’s Office & Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

A review of the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health, as of 4:30 pm this Monday, March 30, 2020 reveals that out of the total 2571(an increase of 578 from yesterday) confirmed laboratory cases in Connecticut, 1445 (an increase of 200 from… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

A review of the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health, as of 5:00 pm this Sunday, March 29, 2020 reveals that out of the total 1993 confirmed laboratory cases in Connecticut, 1245 were located in Fairfield County; 114 were from Westport and… Read more“Cornoavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

A review of the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health, as of 4:00 pm this Friday, March 27, 2020 reveals that out of the total 1291 confirmed laboratory cases in Connecticut, 752 were located in Fairfield County, and 95 were from Westport… Read more“Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Updates”

Suggested Guidance for Homes with Household Animals According to the CDC, there is no reason at this time to think that any animals, including pets, in the United States might be a source of infection with this new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. To date, CDC has not received any reports… Read more“Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates/Homes with Household Animals/Testing Sites”

A review of the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health, as of 2 pm this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 reveals that out of the total 875 confirmed laboratory cases in Connecticut, 546 were located in Fairfield County, 87 were from Westport and… Read more“Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) Update & Call Centers and Testing Sites”

Director of Health, Mark Cooper, has again reviewed the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported by the Connecticut State Department of Health as of 4pm this Monday, March 23, 2020. Out of the total confirmed laboratory cases of 415 in Connecticut, 270 were located in Fairfield County, 74 were… Read more“Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) Updates”

Director of Health, Mark Cooper, has noted the large increase in the number of positive COVID19 cases being reported in Connecticut as of 6pm this Sunday, March 22, 2020. Out of the total confirmed laboratory cases of 327 in Connecticut, 62 were from Westport and 3 from Weston. It is… Read more“Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) Updates & Testing Opportunities”

Director of Health, Mark Cooper, reports that the WWHD has completed testing on residents identified through their contact tracing following the March 11, 2020 report about an outbreak in Westport, CT. Response efforts have now moved from an investigative containment mode to a local emergency response. The State of Connecticut… Read more“WWHD Announces New Testing Opportunities”

Dear Weston and Westport Residents, It has been, and is, a pleasure serving my community as the Director of Clinical Care at the Westport Weston Health District. I am appreciative of those who are following the advice of medical providers, local politicians, and scientists regarding isolation precautions and limiting social… Read more“Letter to Residents from WWHD Clinical Director”

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY – In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the following procedures will be in place until further notice: Clinical Services – All routine services SUSPENDED/CLOSED Travel Clinic – SUSPENDED/CLOSED Flu Shots – Not available at this time Tick Submissions – No tick submissions will be… Read more“Westport Weston Health District Update”

ATTENTION  ALL WESTPORT APPLICANTS The Town of Westport will soon be requiring all land-use applications and plans to be submitted digitally.  Paper submittals will no longer be acceptable once the Town goes public with the new program. Please begin to prepare for this change. The Health District will be transitioning… Read more“Attention All Westport Applicants”

Mark A. R. Cooper, Director of Health for the Westport Weston Health District, announced today that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory indicating that influenza activity remains high and can cause severe disease in some people. It is not too late to get the flu vaccine; the… Read more“It’s Not too Late to Get the Flu Vaccine”