Ledge Light Health District

A skunk found in a residential area of Ledyard has tested positive for rabies, according to the Ledge Light Health District. Officials are warning people to refrain from feeding or approaching any wild or stray animals. Rabies is a disease caused by a virus that can affect any warm-blooded animal, including people. The virus lives in the saliva and brain…

Health officials have issued a warning after a skunk in Waterford tested positive for rabies. The skunk was found in the area of Shore Road and tested positive for rabies on Thursday, according to the Ledge Light Health District. Rabies is a disease caused by a virus that can affect any warm-blooded animal, including people. The virus lives in the…

Trusted community members are taking to social media to express why they got their Covid-19 vaccine. These ‘vaccine influencers’ are hoping to make a difference.

Nearly a year after all adults in Connecticut became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, public health workers continue outreach efforts to those who have not yet opted in for the vaccine. “Everybody has really complex lives and there still may be things standing in the way. So, if there’s anything we can do to help anybody get ready and...

The Ledge Light Health District is advising everyone to wear face coverings when indoors, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, as a high level of infection continues. The health district serves as the local health department for East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington, and Waterford. The town of Groton has a town-wide indoor mask mandate…

Ledge Light Health District said COVID-19 testing in Stonington will be limited this afternoon. “As we have seen across the state and country, the demand for COVID testing has exceeded capacity in our region,” Ledge Light Health District said in a statement. They said the lab is still processing samples collected last week and is restricting the number of samples…

Announced on Friday in a press release, masks are required to be worn in all indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status, until Nov. 22.

Ledge Light Health District, covering towns in the New London region, recorded an increase in Covid-19 cases this week following outbreaks at a day care and at an institution of higher education.

Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) is alerting residents and surrounding areas after a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Ledyard.  A raccoon that was found last week between Van Tassel Drive and Military Highway in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard tested positive for rabies on August 3. Residents are being advised by LLHD against feeding or approaching wild or…

Ledge Light Health District will offer COVID testing at a pop-up site in New London every Friday. This comes as New London County is seeing a substantial level of community transmission.

Ledge Light Health District will offer COVID testing at a pop-up site in New London every Friday. This comes as New London County is seeing a substantial level of community transmission.

There are seven daycares with COVID-19 cases in the Ledge Light Health District’s jurisdiction, which includes East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington and Waterford. “Some are isolated cases. There are a few small outbreaks, but two of them are significantly large outbreaks. Currently our largest daycare outbreak involves more than a dozen staff...

The Ledge Light Health District is putting people on high alert after seven daycares in their nine-town jurisdiction near New London have COVID cases.

The Ledge Light Health District is using Spanish-speaking workers to reach into a community to increase vaccine rates.

Lizbeth Smith went door-to-door in a Groton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. She said she has one goal for the summer: knock on every door in New London County to make sure people have access to a COVID-19 vaccine. Smith, a community health worker with Ledge Light Health District, lives in Groton and is originally from Peru. She has spent the last…

Ledge Light Health District is using federal grant money to hire ambassadors to work in the community to make sure everyone who wants at COVID-19 vaccination can get one easily.

Ledge Light Health District, which covers towns in the New London region, is looking for people who can help expand COVID-19 vaccine outreach. And they will pay you. The health district is hiring about a dozen “community ambassadors.” “Our goal is to make sure that everybody who wants to get vaccinated is able to do so really easily,” said Jennifer…

A COVID-19 vaccine appointment transportation program has been started for residents of New London county.

Help is on the way for residents of New London county who are trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but have no transportation to get to a clinic.

Help is on the way for residents of New London County who are trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but have no transportation to get to a clinic. Starting on Monday, Ledge Light and Uncas Health Districts, along with partner agencies, will distribute free bus passes to those who are struggling with transportation. The buses will be running hourly from…