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COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 2 p.m. June 25
6/25/2021 UPDATE: Kitsap Public Health reported one new COVID-19-related death on June 25. With the addition of this case, 115 COVID-19-associated deaths have been reported in the county to date.
Now is the time to get your COVID-19 vaccine. Visit Kitsap County Public Health at kcowa.us/vaccine and sign up for vaccine updates from Kitsap Public Health here.
Community-based COVID-19 drive-thru testing is available Mondays and Thursdays at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Learn more and pre-register at kcowa.us/covidtesting.
¿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
Kitsap Public Health canceling three vaccination clinics due to excessive heat forecasted
Kitsap Public Health District has canceled three upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics due to extreme heat forecasted for this weekend and early next week:
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Poulsbo Farmers Market, Saturday, June 26
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Habitat For Humanity event in East Bremerton, Saturday, June 26
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Olympic College Poulsbo Drive-Through, Tuesday, June 29
Patients who had appointments at the clinics will be notified. For questions about these cancellations, please call 360-728-2219. A calendar of upcoming KPHD clinics is posted at kcowa.us/vaccine. Find a full list of vaccine providers at vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov.
Cooling stations open this weekend due to excessive heat
The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Warning from 2 p.m. Friday, June 25 through 1 p.m. Monday, June 28 for Western Washington with dangerously hot conditions predicted. High temperatures will range from the 90s and peak above 100 degrees Sunday and Monday.
The Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management has coordinated cooling stations open June 25-28 at multiple locations. Bottled water will be available. Kitsap Transit buses are air-conditioned and serve nearby bus stops.
Please note the openings and hours of these cooling stations are subject to change due to availability of volunteers.
Find more information and tips on staying safe in excessive heat on the Department of Emergency Management blog.
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Inslee increases capacity for publicly owned or operated, and non-profit cooling centers
Gov. Jay Inslee today removed COVID-related capacity limits at publicly owned or operated, and non-profit cooling centers.
The governor’s emergency proclamations 20-05 and 20-25.13, “Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery,” remain in effect and have capacity limitations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This order allows capacity limitations to be adjusted or removed in order to provide the ability to serve more people at publicly owned or operated, and non-profit cooling centers.
All other aspects of the governor’s COVID restrictions remain in effect until Wednesday, June 30 or whenever 70 percent of the population initiates vaccination, whichever comes first.
Phase 1 Fire Danger Burn Ban in effect
Due to rising fire danger, the Kitsap County Fire Marshal has imposed a Phase 1 Fire Danger Burn Ban on most outdoor burning starting at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, June 26.
Under the Phase I Burn Ban, all outdoor burning permits are suspended until further notice and all burning is prohibited except for recreational or cooking fires in approved devices and locations. Read the full notice here.
Inslee announces eviction moratorium “bridge”
Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday announced a “bridge” proclamation between the eviction moratorium and the housing stability programs put in place by the Legislature. The bridge is effective July 1 through September 30.
More than $650 million of federal relief dollars allocated to assist renters is predicted to be available beginning in July. This is in addition to the $500 million dollars previously released by the Department of Commerce to local governments for rental assistance and will help more than 80,000 landlords and renters.
Under the new order, new provisions will support renters and landlords until resources and programs become available. Hotels and motels, Airbnbs, long-term care facilities and other non-traditional housing are exempt from the order.
The full proclamation will be available in the coming days. See the governor's news release for more details.
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