COVID-19 update from the Kitsap EOC - January 4, 2021

View as a webpage

Coronavirus 2

News & Information

COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. Jan. 4

* View the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard for the latest data and additional details about this report.

For the latest updates and information on COVID-19 vaccination planning, visit the Kitsap County Public Health site at kcowa.us/vaccine and the Washington State Department of Health page at COVIDVaccineWA.org.

 

COVID-19 daily cases

 

Reminder: Kitsap Public Health Board meets Jan. 5

The Kitsap Public Health Board will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 5, from 10:30-11:45 a.m. This meeting will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no physical location for this meeting. The meeting will include an update on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Kitsap County.

The public can use a computer or phone to listen to the meeting via Zoom and submit verbal comments during the time allotted for public comment. Instructions are listed at the end of the meeting agenda. See the agenda for more ways to provide comment. 

In addition to Zoom, the meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast channel 12, WAVE Broadband channel 3, the BKAT website, and the Kitsap Public Health District page on Facebook.

The board meeting agenda and documents are posted online

 

How WA Notify works with contact tracing

Contact tracing has been an effective public health intervention for decades. WA Notify supports this work anonymously. Here’s an example: If you test positive for COVID-19, public health officials may call and ask you to share your recent close contacts. You can’t name a stranger you sat near on a bus. If you both use WA Notify, the stranger from the bus can be anonymously alerted of the possible exposure and take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their friends and family. Just like hand washing and wearing a mask each help stop the spread of COVID-19, together they are more effective.

If you test positive and public health reaches out to you, they will ask if you are using WA Notify. If you are, they will generate a verification code and help you enter it into WA Notify. The code is not tied to your personal information. Public health has no way to know who will be notified by the app about exposure when you enter your code. The notification will not include any information about you. The more people who share their codes, the better we can prevent the spread of COVID-19.

To enable WA Notify on an iPhone, go to settings and enable Exposure Notifications. Android users download the WA Notify app at the Google Play store. Nearly 1.63 million Washingtonians are using WA Notify as of Jan. 4. Learn more at WANotify.org.

 

WA Notify

 

Useful Links