COVID-19 Community Update: 16 March

Warm Springs, OR March 16, 2021

Contact: Louie Pitt, Jr.
Director Government Affairs & Planning
Email: louie.pitt@wstribes.org
Phones: 541-553-3540/541-777-1359

“As of 9:50 am, 3/16/2021 – Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center has sent in or tested 9285 Total Tests, 8535 Total Negative, 0 Test Pending, 721 Total Positive Cases, 29 Total Invalid, 81 Hospitalized, 81 Discharged, 22 Deaths, 84 Positive test from outside facilities, 805 Total. 3/15 – a total of 45 tested, 1 new positive, (2.22% positivity for day; 1.39% positivity for the month) 1 Current Hospitalization, 0 on ventilator, 2 positive reported by Outside Facility, 0 death reported. St. Charles hospitals at 78.17% occupancy and ICS at 36.67%. There are currently 5 persons with active COVID-19 receiving daily monitoring by Tribal and HIS staff and 24 close contacts receiving daily monitoring by IHS staff. ” Hyllis D. Dauphinais, Sr., CEO, Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center, 541-553-2176 (Office).

PRIMARY********************************************************************
Total # of Primary Covid Vaccinations given: 1777 Covid Questions: 541-553-5512
# of Primary Vaccines on hand: 910 3/19 Appointments 541-2131
100 doses sent to Western Oregon – Last week the team administered 340 total doses at last week’s event.
3/19 – Community wide Vaccination Event scheduled
We are receiving 100 doses of J&J this week and have roughly half of that already scheduled with Wildland Fire Management

2nd(BOOSTER DOSE)************************************************************
Total # of 2nd (booster) Covid Vaccinations given: 1084
# of 2nd Vaccines on hand: 330
3/19 — Community wide Vaccination Event Scheduled (at WS Community Cntr) Appt: 541-553-2131

Please continue practicing Covid safety; talk to your doctor if questions on vaccinations.

https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus/news/ IHS CoVID19 related news & updates.

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