COVID-19 Situation Status Report – April 14, 2020
Overview
Summary as of: April 14, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Coos County Testing Data
| Positive | 1 |
| Negative | 351 |
| Pending | 18 |
| Total tested | 369 |
COVID-19 Updates for Today
- In addition to our first positive case, Coos County Public Health knows of 369 COVID-19 tests that have been administered to county residents. 18 of these tests are pending results and 351 are negative.
- Oregon Health Authority has reported 1,633 positive cases of COVID-19 (49 new cases) in Oregon, as well as 55 deaths (2 new deaths) to date.
- As of April 14, 2020, the CDC reported 579,005 total cases (24,156 new cases) and 22,252 total deaths (310 new deaths) in the United States.
- As of April 14, 2020, the World Health Organization reported 1,844,863 confirmed cases (71,779 new cases) and 117,021 deaths (5,369 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 April 21, 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 15, 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 (angela.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