*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** September 28, 2020 Local businesses sign pledge to be COVID safe OKANOGAN – Okanogan County Public Health is excited to announce the launch of the Business Pledge Program. This voluntary program supports businesses in the county who commit to operating in a COVID safe way. The nine-point voluntary pledge is […]
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Okanogan County Public Health Posts Results from the COVID-19 Community Testing Events
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** September 16, 2020 1.5% Overall Percent Positive Rate OKANOGAN – Okanogan County Public Health (OCPH) has posted results from the community COVID-19 testing events that occurred between August 13 and August 27, 2020 (see table below). This event was a success due to the large number of people who came […]
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 […]
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, […]
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Community Based COVID-19 Testing Dates Announced
Updated August 25, 2020 To help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Okanogan County, Okanogan County Public Health is offering FREE community-based COVID-19 testing in August. “In order to get our economy, schools, and health back on track, and to control the spread of the disease, it would be helpful for all county residents who […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]