Author: Melissa

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”

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”