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Monroe County health director warns of rising wastewater virus levels, offers free tests
Monroe County civic meetings roundup · February 17, 2026
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Health Department Director Lori Kelly said wastewater surveillance shows increased levels of COVID-19, influenza, RSV and norovirus while hospital visits have not risen; the county is offering free combo flu/COVID tests and plans to resume vaccination services in mid‑March.
Lori Kelly, director of the Monroe County Health Department, told commissioners that recent wastewater surveillance shows rising concentrations of COVID-19 and other viruses even though emergency-department visits and hospital admissions have not increased. "According to data provided by…
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