Health department: wastewater shows measles signal; no confirmed cases yet

Amy, speaking for the health department, gave the monthly report and urged continued surveillance after recent regional wastewater results. She told the board the department is "monitoring the measles and the wastewater surveillance" and that a regional plant serving Stanford and part of Darien has shown three weeks of positive detections, though "we have no positive cases as now," she said. The department is watching the trend and coordinating with state authorities.

Amy also said the town promoted a hands-only CPR video in February and was ranked among the top five statewide as of Friday; she said she had not yet checked final standings. The health department distributed free rapid antigen test kits at a recent event and is following up with recipients so the town can continue to receive state-supplied tests. She cautioned that cannabis-related hospital reports were very small in number and better evaluated as a long-term trend rather than a monthly statistic.

On storm-related work, Amy said staff participated in emergency calls and stood ready to support shelters and restaurants during power outages. The chair and other members thanked staff for their work and asked follow-up questions about testing attendance and the wastewater results.

The board did not take regulatory action during the report; staff described monitoring and outreach activities and said they will return with updates as state information becomes available.