Month: March 2020

Health Advisory: Update #7 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

| March 27, 2020
stethoscope sitting on empty desk with a white coat hanging on the back of a chair

This is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control  509-249-6509 Requested Action: Review the below changes in recommendations regarding liberalized testing for individuals symptomatic for COVID-19 illness, and regarding prioritized testing for symptomatic close … Health Advisory: Update #7 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

Health Advisory: Update #6 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

| March 21, 2020
male doctor holding an ipad

This is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Requested Action: Be aware of current guidance from CDC and WA-DOH for COVID-19 including PPE, isolation, quarantine, and testing PPE – Personal Protective Equipment … Health Advisory: Update #6 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

Health Advisory: Update #5 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19 

| March 12, 2020
two women in white lab coats and goggles insert fluid into testing vials in a lab

This is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. For immediate release: March 11, 2020 Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 366 confirmed cases … Health Advisory: Update #5 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19 

Health Advisory: Update #4 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

| March 9, 2020
woman in lab coat looking through microscope

This is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 102 confirmed cases in Washington State. Currently, there are no confirmed cases in Yakima County. This alert … Health Advisory: Update #4 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

Health Advisory: Update & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

| March 6, 2020
microscope pointed at a slide with a gloved hand

This is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 70 confirmed cases in Washington State. Currently, there are no confirmed cases in Yakima County. Routine outpatient … Health Advisory: Update & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19

Health Advisory: COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Multiple Countries

| March 1, 2020
Person putting blood into vials

Requested actions Be aware COVID-19 cases are increasing globally. Get a detailed travel history for patients with fever and acute respiratory illness. Ask patients with suspected COVID-19 infection to wear a surgical mask. Evaluate them in a private room with the door closed, ideally an airborne infection isolation room. All healthcare personnel entering the room … Health Advisory: COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Multiple Countries