COVID-19 Community Update: 29 April

Warm Springs, OR April 29, 2021

Contact: Louie Pitt, Jr.
Director Government Affairs & Planning
Email: louie.pitt@wstribes.org
Phones: 541-553-3540/541-777-1359
“As of 8:54 am, 4/29/2021 – Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center has sent in or tested 10464 Total Tests, 9695 Total Negative, 0 Test Pending, 739 Total Positive Cases, 30 Total Invalid, 82 Hospitalized, 82 Discharged, 22 Deaths, 91 Positive test from outside facilities, 826 Total. (Overall Positivity: 7.03%) 4/28– a total of 15 tested, 4 new positive, (26.67% positivity for day; 1.83% for Month), 2 Current Hospitalization, 1 on ventilator, 0 positives reported by Outside Facility, 0 death reported. St. Charles hospitals at 91.90% occupancy and ICS at 66.67%. There are currently 13 persons with active COVID-19 receiving daily monitoring by Tribal and HIS staff and 6 close contacts receiving daily monitoring by IHS staff. Note: Current Jefferson County Risk Level = HIGH. ” Hyllis D. Dauphinais, Sr., CEO, Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center, 541-553-2176 (Office).

Vaccination RATE = 49.6% – Fully Vaccinated 45.0% (more than 14 days since 2nd Moderna/Pfizer dose or JJ dose)
PRIMARY*********************************************************************
Total # of Primary Covid Vaccinations given: 2302
# of Primary Vaccines on hand: 295
4/27 – 10
2nd(BOOSTER DOSE)************************************************************
Total # of 2nd (booster) Covid Vaccinations given: 1905
# of 2nd Vaccines on hand: 146
4/27 — 32

Note from LP: neighbors risk levels upgraded to EXTREME HIGH, Crook and Deschutes. Plan for safe trips to these areas—Keep on being Covid safe. Please note that most of our new cases and hospitalizations are unvaccinated individuals. Vaccination appointments: 541-553-2131.

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

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