COVID-19 update from the Kitsap EOC - January 26, 2021

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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. Jan. 26

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

1/26/2021 UPDATE: Kitsap Public Health District reported three new COVID-19-associated deaths on Jan. 26. With the addition of this case, 59 COVID-19-associated deaths have been reported in the county to date.

To learn about community-based COVID-19 drive-through test sites, open six days per week at locations across Kitsap County, and to pre-register, go to kcowa.us/covidtesting.

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.

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Tambien os puede llamar nuestro linea 360-728-2218.

 

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First day of community COVID-19 clinic a success; all appointments filled this week

During a community COVID-19 vaccine clinic today, operated by Kitsap Public Health District and the Kitsap County Emergency Operations Center, approximately 600 people were vaccinated. Our site managers reported the clinic was operating smoothly in its first day.

St. Michael Medical Center, Kitsap County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, Kitsap County Emergency Medical Services, and the Kitsap County Medical Society all generously supported the clinic.

Registration for the site opened Monday and all available appointments for this week were booked very rapidly. We expect to open the clinic again next week, provided the state allocates vaccine to support the site. The Health District will announce the next opening as soon as possible. Walk-ins are not accepted at the clinic. Sign up here for updates via text or email.

As we prepare for our next clinic opening, we are also working to resolve problems with the registration system that didn't save appointments many people tried to make for this week. The Health District emailed those community members that could be identified Monday evening to apologize for the issue and provide next steps. We know the registration process caused confusion and frustration and we will continue making improvements to better serve our community.

Updates and information can be found at kcowa.us/vaccine

 

Gov. Inslee announces vaccine allotment increase; Washington vaccine distribution hits 500,000

In a press conference today, Gov. Jay Inslee said in a call he had with the Biden administration earlier in the day, states can expect a 16 percent increase in COVID-19 vaccine allotment over the next three weeks. Along with delivery of the vaccine will be special syringes that are able to extract an additional dose out of the vaccine vials.

Yesterday, Gov. Inslee announced progress toward the state’s goal of administering 45,000 vaccine doses a day. As of Monday, the state’s current seven-day rolling average was 23,960 doses administered.

The governor also noted a record number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in a 24-hour period, with around 40,000 doses reported as of Monday. Washington also officially passed 500,000 vaccine doses administered and reported. That is 57.4 percent of the doses provided to the state by the federal government. Read the rest of the story on the governor's Medium page.

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