Updated December 24, 2020 Final community testing dates:Monday December 28 from 3-8pm – Brewster High School Tuesday December 29th from 8am-1pm – Winthrop: Liberty Bell High School All are welcome. All sites are drive-thru. Look for AeroMethow and LifeLine Ambulance vehicles and personnel on site. Please pre-register if possible: parents need to sign a consent form […]
Author: OKanoganCovid
04 Sep
An example of success: The Colville Confederated Tribes
The Labor Day holiday weekend is coming up, and we know our community is working hard to balance safety in these times of COVID, with a much deserved holiday break. To help us remember that our actions and decisions make a difference, we wanted to share an example of how a community right here, in […]
03 Sep
Enjoy a safe holiday weekend by keeping gatherings small and outside
We have made great progress in slowing the spread of the virus in Okanogan County thanks to a lot of hard work. Well done! But remember, now is not the time to let up! Our masking and physical distancing efforts are working — let’s continue to come together to make sure we don’t have a […]
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 […]