COVID-19 update from the Kitsap EOC - May 15, 2020

Kitsap County Washington sent this bulletin at 05/15/2020 04:39 PM PDT

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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. on May 15

Positive tests to date: 158
Negative tests to date: 5,013
Deaths to date: 2
View Kitsap Public Health's interactive COVID-19 data dashboard - also available in Spanish

Kitsap County officials are preparing for next steps on the path to reopening and recovery

Kitsap County is not currently eligible to reopen more businesses and activities under Gov. Jay Inslee's plan. However, we are taking steps to be ready as soon as our county is allowed to move to Phase 2. And everyone who lives or works here can help.

Learn more about the Kitsap County plan for reopening and recovery.

Trusted tools in preventing disease: case investigations and contact tracing

Case investigations and contact tracing are trusted public health tools for preventing the spread of disease. This week, Gov. Jay Inslee described a statewide plan to use these tools so that more businesses can open and more people can be active in public while public health works to slow and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Here in Kitsap County, the Kitsap Public Health District has 38 staff members trained to perform case and contact investigations. It also has contingency plans for additional contact-tracers in the event that existing resources aren’t sufficient.

Read the recent blog post from the Washington Department of Health to learn the facts about these trusted public health tools.

Staying Positive!

This masked Minion models marvelous manners as it waves at traffic along Burley-Bethel Road SE in Port Orchard.

Useful Links

As a direct result of the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak, and acting on the direction and guidance of local/state/federal health authorities, the Kitsap County Joint Information Center, under the Kitsap County Emergency Operations Center and its Unified Command's extended operations, is supporting public information efforts that address the pandemic's immediate threat to public health and safety. Represented in the Unified Command are: Kitsap Public Health District, Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management, Kitsap 911, Law Enforcement and the Kitsap County Fire Chiefs Association.

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