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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. March 18
View the COVID-19 Data Page for the latest data and additional details about this report.
3/18/2021 UPDATE: To make the most efficient use of staff time and resources, Kitsap Public Health District will no longer update its daily COVID-19 Surveillance Report on Saturdays and Sundays. COVID-19 test results reported Friday and over the weekend will be added to the Surveillance Report dashboard the following week. All positive COVID-19 cases identified in Kitsap County will still be contacted and interviewed.
To learn about community-based COVID-19 drive-thru test sites, open five days per week at locations across Kitsap County, and to pre-register, go to kcowa.us/covidtesting.
For the updates and information on COVID-19 vaccination planning, visit Kitsap County Public Health at kcowa.us/vaccine and the Washington State Department of Health at COVIDVaccineWA.org. Sign up for vaccine updates from Kitsap Public Health here.
¿Quieres información sobre la vacuna COVID-19? Mira nuestro pagina para mas información de la vacuna y como obtener la vacuna: https://bit.ly/2XVht0W
Tambien os puede llamar nuestro linea 360-728-2218
COVID-19 Daily Bulletin moving to weekdays only
Kitsap Public Health will stop reporting COVID-19 data on weekends. Therefore, the Kitsap County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will not publish the Saturday and Sunday editions of this bulletin starting immediately. This change comes after a year of pandemic response. The first edition of the bulletin was published on March 25, 2020.
The EOC would like to thank all of our subscribers for reading the bulletin and sharing this information with others. We will continue to keep you informed of the latest news and resources available Mondays through Fridays as we work together to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Weekly outlook from Kitsap Public Health
Kitsap Public Health's Weekly Outlook newsletter is now available. COVID-19 cases are no longer declining in Kitsap; however, more people are eligible for the vaccine. View the full report here or download a printable PDF to share with others.
Here are some numbers to know:
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As of March 15, about 20% of all Kitsap residents have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 58% of residents 65 and older have received their first dose. Learn more.
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89 COVID-19 cases were reported in our county in the most recent week with full data available (Feb. 28-March 6): 3 cases in Bainbridge, 22 in Bremerton, 16 in Central Kitsap, 9 in North Kitsap, 39 in South Kitsap.
- Kitsap County's rate of cases per 100,000 population over 14 days — a key metric in state reopening plans — ticked up slightly to 68. COVID-19 activity is holding steady in our county, after declining over January and February.
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90 COVID-19-associated deaths have been reported in Kitsap to date.
- Find more local COVID-19 data at kcowa.us/covid19data,
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Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, long-term care visitations may resume
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the statewide eviction moratorium will be extended through June 30.* Upcoming vaccine eligibility was also expanded to include restaurant workers and Washingtonians 60 and older. In addition, he announced that effective immediately, visitations at long-term care facilities and nursing homes may resume.
The eligibility expansion will open up appointments on March 31st for:
- Anyone with two or more comorbidities
- Anyone between the ages of 60 and 64
- Anyone living in congregate settings (correctional facilities, group homes for those with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, etc.)
- Additional workers in congregate settings (restaurants, manufacturing, construction)
In addition, the state Department of Health today launched a new web tool to help people find open vaccination appointments near them.
The governor signed two proclamations yesterday; one relating to utility shutoffs and the other focusing on debt garnishment. Under the new proclamations, the utility shutoff moratorium is extended through July 31, and debt garnishment on federal pandemic payments is still prohibited.
See more details on all of these announcements on the governor's Medium page.
* The eviction moratorium will be extended to June 30, not June 20 as a previous release from the governor's office stated.
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