COVID-19 Situation Status Report – April 13, 2020

Overview

Summary as of: April 13, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Coos County Testing Data

COVID-19 Updates for Today

• In addition to our first positive case, Coos County Public Health knows of 352 COVID-19 tests that have been administered to county residents. 6 of these tests are pending results and 345 are negative.
• Oregon Health Authority has reported 1,584 positive cases of COVID-19 (213 new cases) in Oregon, as well as 53 deaths (5 new deaths) to date. We are aware of the discrepancy regarding the case identified yesterday in Shutter Creek and what is reflected onto the OHA website.
• As of April 13^th 2020, the CDC reported 554,849 total cases (95,684 new cases) and 21,942 total deaths (5,372 new deaths) in the United States.
• As of April 13^th,  the World Health Organization reported 1,773,084 confirmed cases (251,832 new cases) and  111,652 deaths (18,854 new deaths).
• New Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) comes into effect on April 1st requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
• Our next virtual town hall is scheduled for 4.14.2020. You can listen to it live on YouTube Live on our YouTube channel or on Facebook, or listen to it after the fact. Check out the Coos Health & Wellness YouTube and Facebook pages on our website.
• All questions are of value, so do not hesitate to ask via our specific email: covid19.questions@chw.coos.or.us
• The next COVID-19 situation update will be sent on April 14^th 2020. We are not sending out updates on the weekend because official counts from CDC are only updated on Mondays through Fridays.

Coos County Public Health Response to Date

We continue to work closely with local schools, healthcare providers, emergency services, cities, businesses, and others to coordinate efforts and to share the most up-to-date information.

Current update regarding Public Health preparedness and response

• Epidemiology
• Providers and Public calls
• Specific taskforces
  • Homeless population
  • Hospitals and clinics for surge capacity
  • Elderly and people in poverty
• Personnel Protective Equipment
• Public information and education
• Volunteer coordination and management
  • If you want to help/volunteer, please contact our volunteer coordinator(s) Angela Mayfield (mayfield@chw.coos.or.us) and Brayden Heyer (brayden.heyer@chw.coos.or.us)
• If you have questions, suggestions, concerns, do not hesitate to contact us at covid19.questions@chw.coos.or.us

COVID-19 Situation in Oregon

Oregon Health Authority Situation in Oregon – COVID-19

Additional Information and Resources

Visit our COVID-19 page at: cooshealthandwellness.org/public-health/novel-coronavirus-2019-covid-19 or email us at covid19.questions@chw.coos.or.us