Press Releases - 2026

Risk remains elevated as The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) detects the virus within mosquito pools in 34 towns this season

Health officials report the case in a Hartford County adult with recent international travel

Connecticut among first 10 jurisdictions to share weekly data on measles, meningococcal disease and pertussis through new national platform

New agreements will support gun violence prevention through community-based organizations in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and New London.

Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties are forecast to reach ‘Unhealthy’ levels on July 16

CT DPH urges residents to follow safe food-handling practices as Connecticut confirms 35 cases in 2026, nearly double the count from this time last year

Health officials confirmed the Hartford County resident was exposed through a previously identified measles case reported earlier this month

An unvaccinated Hartford County adult resident recently travelled internationally and began showing symptoms of measles after returning

Darice Timeless Minis red wagons, watering cans, and chairs found to contain unsafe levels of lead; parents urged to stop using the toys immediately and throw them away

DPH monitoring Ebola, mpox, measles, H5N1 and other infectious disease threats; Connecticut residents and visitors encouraged to take common-sense precautions