UPDATES FROM PACIFIC COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
FOR DAILY UPDATES, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: http://pacificcountyhealthdepartment.com/covid-19/ There are now 24 counties in WA state that have reported cases of COVID-19. Benton County and Blallam County have been added to this list. (Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, Yakima). The latest numbers please visit https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus. ****************************** 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pacific County Confirmed Positive: 0 Presumed Positive (initial test positive, requires confirmation): 0 ****************************** DOH Update: COVID-19 Testing supplies, Testing Update, Personal Protective Equipment Responding to requests for more COVID-19 testing from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delivered 8,000 additional sample collection test kits on Thursday, along with supplies of the protective equipment needed to conduct the tests.
Statewide Testing Update
Personal Protective Equipment
****************************** To Beat COVID-19, Social Distancing is a Must “Social distancing remains one of the best weapons we have to slow the silent spread of this virus and flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will give our health-care professionals, hospitals, and other institutions more valuable time to prepare, protect themselves, and aid the many people whose lives may be on the line from this coronavirus. Importantly, saving lives from COVID-19 requires all of us—young, old and in-between—to take part. Healthy young people, whose risk of dying from coronavirus is not zero but quite low, might argue that they shouldn’t be constrained by social distancing. However, the research highlighted here demonstrates that such individuals are often the unwitting vector for a dangerous virus that can do great harm—and even take the lives of older and more vulnerable people. Think about your grandparents. Then skip the big gathering. We are all in this together.” Full article: https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/03/19/to-beat-covid-19-social-distancing-is-a-must/ ****************************** Long-term care waivers "The state is doing a number of things to ease pressure on the long-term care system, especially nursing homes. This involves suspending rules around nursing home assessment requirements to allow for faster admissions, and suspending long term care inspections and surveys on particular timelines except in specific circumstances.” For more COVID-19 related information, please see DDA Coronavirus Information Page . ****************************** Can I get COVID-19 from opening mail or packages? COVID-19 is mostly spread person to person, which is why we are socially distancing ourselves and staying at least six feet away from each other. The virus can live on hard surfaces for a while, but would be very unlikely to live on paper or cardboard for long enough to infect you through the mail. ****************************** Practice Compassion: Check in on your most extroverted friends! We all need to stay home as much as possible, and some of us need a bit more support in this than others! ******************************
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