COVID-19 Situation Status Report – October 16, 2020
Overview
Summary as of: October 16, 2020 at 8:00 am
COVID-19 Cases and Testing Data for Coos County
| Confirmed Cases (positive lab result) | 149 |
| Presumptive Cases* | 56 |
| Total Cases | 205 |
| Individuals who tested negative*** | 8,154 |
| Active Cases ** | 20 |
| Hospitalizations (current) | 1 |
| Hospitalizations (total) | 14 |
| Deaths (current and total) | 0 |
Notes: The Shutter Creek outbreak has been resolved, and no cases in the previous 28 days are a direct or indirect result of that outbreak.
* Presumptive cases are a close contact of a confirmed case AND have experienced specific symptoms consistent with COVID-19 BUT have not tested positive with a laboratory-confirmed test. This could mean they have not been tested, or they have tested negative. Due to the fact that a negative test does not rule out COVID-19, the Oregon Health Authority and the Coos County Public Health Division treats these persons as if they have been infected.
**Please note: ‘Cases in the last 28 days’ has been changed to ‘Active Cases’, meaning positive and presumptive cases that are currently still in their infective period and under isolation.
*** We have always reported this number, but feel it is important to mention that this number does not include those who have also tested positive (confirmed cases with multiple results) or those who meet presumptive case status.
COVID-19 Updates for Today
- Oregon Health Authority has reported 38,935* cumulative cases of COVID-19 (+418 new cases) in Oregon, as well as 617 deaths to date.
- *Includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case.
- Oregon Health Authority shares weekly reports that have a deeper dive into data from Covid-19. You can view the October 07 report here→ OHA Weekly Report
- As of October 16, 2020, CDC reported 7,958,254 total cases (+63,486 new cases), 216,917 total deaths (+892 new deaths) and 375,244 cases in last 7 days in the United States.
- As of October 16, 2020, the World Health Organization reports 38,789,204 confirmed cases (+383,588) new cases and 1,095,097 deaths (+6,007 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.
- At this time we will not be continuing the virtual town halls meetings on a regular basis. You can watch our previous virtual town halls live via YouTube Live on our YouTube channel or watch them later whenever you would like.
- 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 October 19, 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