COVID-19 Situation Status Report – April 6, 2020

Overview

Summary as of: April 6, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Coos County Testing Data

COVID-19 Updates for Today

• At this time, Coos County Public Health knows of 285 COVID-19 tests that have been administered to county residents. 23 of these tests are pending results and 262 are negative.
• Curry County has announced 3 positive cases as of 4.5.2020
• Availability of tests sample kits is still low and testing is being prioritized for people with more severe symptoms and/or a known exposure.
• Oregon Health Authority has reported 1,132 positive cases of COVID-19 (233 new cases) in Oregon, as well as 29 deaths (7 new death) to date.
• As of April 6^th 2020, the CDC reported 330,891 total cases (91,612 new cases) and 8,910 total deaths (3,467 new deaths) in the United States.
• As of April 6^th, the World Health Organization reported 1,210,956 confirmed cases (238,653 new cases) and  67,594 deaths (17,272 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.
• We had technical difficulties last night during our Town Hall meeting and we apologize for this. Our next virtual town hall is scheduled for 4.7.2020. You can listen to it live on Facebook, or listen to it after the fact. Check out the Coos Health & Wellness Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CoosHealthWellness/
• 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 7, 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