On August 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed some recommendations on COVID-19 testing. The new CDC guideline says: “If you have been in close contact (within 6 feet) of a person with a COVID-19 infection for at least 15 minutes but do not have symptoms: You do not necessarily need a […]
Month: August 2020
26 Aug
COVID-19 Testing: How does self-swabbing measure up?
Many people have come out for our free COVID-19 testing events in Okanogan County this month – way to go Okanogan County! If you’ve come down for a test, you know that staff are coaching people on how to collect their own sample, it’s called a nasal self-swab. When you self-swab, you do not reach […]
21 Aug
Okanogan County Public Health Bolsters Communication Efforts
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** August 20, 2020 COVID-19 Webpage Now Available in Spanish OKANOGAN – Okanogan County Public Health (OCPH) developed a COVID-19 specific webpage to help residents access COVID-19 information and news (https://okanogancountycovid19.org/). We are excited to share that this webpage is now fully available in Spanish: https://spanish.okanogancountycovid19.org/. We know that our residents […]
Okanogan County: How are we doing with Masking?
Wearing a mask is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, until there is a vaccine or cure (1). As of July 2, businesses in Washington State must require all employees and customers to wear masks (2). Because of our sharp increase in COVID-19 cases here in Okanogan County, this month Public Health […]
Regional Guidance on In-Person Classroom Instruction
North Central Washington – On Friday, August 7, 2020 the Health Officers for Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan, and Kittitas counties, released the Region 7 K-12 Guidance for Reopening to Classroom Instruction. This document outlines the expectations of the Health Officers for in-person instruction. Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases the Health Officers agree that, […]
Pruebas de COVID-19 Gratis
Agosto 8, 2020 El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Okanogan ofrecerá pruebas de COVID-19 GRATIS en todo el condado de Okanogan a partir del 13 de agosto hasta el mes para todos los residentes del condado. Solicitamos ayuda del estado, solicitando unidades médicas de la Guardia Nacional de Washington para apoyar este esfuerzo, […]
Community Based COVID-19 Testing
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** August 8, 2020 Contact: Lauri Jones Phone: 509-422-7140 Email: ljones@co.okanogan.wa.us OKANOGAN – Okanogan County Public Health will be offering FREE COVID-19 testing throughout Okanogan County starting August 13th through the month for all residents of the county. We requested assistance from the state, asking for medical […]
Okanogan County Commissioners’ Proclamation Aug 5th, 2020
OKANOGAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, OKANOGAN COUNTY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF OKANOGAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) FEAR THAT THE ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF OKANOGAN COUNTY ARE SEVERELY COMPROMISED BY OUR LACK OF URGENCY IN […]
Notification of Potential COVID-19 Exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Notification of Potential COVID-19 Exposure Contact: Lauri Jones Phone: 509-422-7140 Email: ljones@co.okanogan.wa.us OKANOGAN – If you attended a 2-day camping event on Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th in the area North of the town of Methow on private property, you may have been exposed to COVID-19 and are asked to […]