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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. Oct. 7

• Positive tests to date: 1,325

• Negative tests to date: 41,290
• Deaths to date: 15
• View Kitsap Public Health's COVID-19 surveillance report - Disponible en Español

View the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard for the latest data.

Two new COVID-19-associated deaths reported

Kitsap Public Health reported two new COVID-19-associated deaths for Kitsap County. The community members who died were an older adult (65 or older) and an adult (age 18-64). Both individuals had underlying health conditions. With the addition of these cases, 15 COVID-19-associated deaths have been reported in Kitsap County to date.

Where are all the new COVID-19 cases coming from?

With the rate of COVID-19 cases reported in Kitsap County ticking up in recent weeks, Kitsap Public Health has fielded many questions about where new cases are being reported. The short answer is: everywhere.

New cases are dispersed throughout the community and Kitsap Public Health is responding to cases linked to workplaces, care centers, large gatherings, travel, household contacts, and many other situations. The best way to protect your health and the health of your loved ones is to make COVID-19 prevention part of your everyday routine. Learn more here.

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Free online and drop-in tutoring for K-12 students in Kitsap offered now through Nov. 23

Kitsap County is partnering with local school districts to provide free online and drop-in tutoring sessions for Kitsap students, to help alleviate some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic associated with online and hybrid learning. Options are available for all Kindergarten through 12^th-grade students on a first-come basis. Sessions are underway now and end Nov. 23.

Space is limited in both the online tutoring and drop-in sessions held at the Eagle’s Nest at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Tutors are instructors from the Central Kitsap School District.

Kitsap County Commissioners designated a portion of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for the tutoring program. Funding limits the program to run through Nov. 23.

For details and to sign up a student with a tutor for the date/time/subject needed, click here. A secure, digital Zoom link will be sent after the application is completed. For questions, please contact Kitsap County Human Resources at humanresources@co.kitsap.wa.us

Useful Links

• Kitsap County Pathway to Recovery Playbook (updated Sept. 25)

• Kitsap County EOC Coronavirus Resource and Information Page

• Kitsap Public Health Coronavirus Information Page

• Kitsap Community Foundation's Kitsap Cares Page

• Kitsap County Services During the Coronavirus Response

• Washington State Coronavirus Response Page