June 9, 2020
Part of reopening Oregon includes building the capacity of local county health departments to make contact tracing calls to people who may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. We want everyone to feel safe answering the call from a contact tracer. First, you should know your information is strictly confidential and will be treated as a confidential public health record. Your information will not be shared with other agencies, including immigration officials.
Second, you might be wondering what you will get asked if a contact tracer calls you. A contact tracer will ask:
- For your name, date of birth and where you live
- If you need an interpreter in a language other than English
- For race, ethnicity, language and disability information
- If you have any symptoms of COVID-19
- If you need a place to stay or have other needs to help you stay at home
- If they can contact you daily to monitor your symptoms and needs
We also understand you may not answer a call from a number you don’t know. If a contact tracer is unable to reach you, they will leave a voicemail and request that you call back. The voicemail will not contain any health information.
The social card below shares information that a contact tracer will never ask you. If anyone calls you requesting this information, hang up. They are not part of local or state contact tracing efforts.
Visit OHA’s contact tracing website to learn more about this important public health strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19.
As we shared yesterday, even though we are beginning the reopening process COVID-19 is still in our communities. It’s important to remember that health and hygiene advice that slows the spread of COVID-19 still applies. Actions such as frequent handwashing, staying six feet apart, and wearing face coverings will continue to be a part of our daily lives. Share the social graphic below to help remind the important people in your life how to stay safe as we continue to navigate the next steps of the COVID-19 response together.
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 169, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 70 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 4,988. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (16), Columbia (1), Hood River (6), Lincoln (2), Marion (8), Multnomah (27), Polk (1), Union (1), Washington (7).
Oregon’s 165th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on May 6 and died on May 27 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 166th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on May 27 and died on June 7 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 167th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on June 5 and died on June 8 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 168th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on May 21 and died on June 4 at Kaiser Westside Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 169th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old man in Clackamas County, who became symptomatic on May 31, after close contact with a confirmed case, and died on June 3 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
Notes:
- One case previously reported in Deschutes County was reported in duplicate; the county case count has been adjusted to reflect this.
- One case previously reported in Linn County was determined not to be a case; the county case count has been adjusted to reflect this.
- One case previously reported in Malheur County was determined not an Oregon resident; the county case count has been adjusted to reflect this.
- One case previously reported in Wasco County was determined not to be a case; the county case count has been adjusted to reflect this.
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