Covid Community Update: 21 July

Warm Springs, OR July 21, 2020

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

“As of 4:45p on 7/21/2020 – Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center has sent in or tested 1636 Total Tests, 1448 Total Negative, 44 Test Pending, 138 Total Positive Cases, 6 Total Invalid, 10 Hospitalized, 6 Discharged, 88 Recovered. Note – the STATE lab is taking 24–48 hours for results and our maximum daily capacity for Rapid tests is 20-22.

A power disruption interrupted the internet connections so to date STATE and ABBOTT tests are not available. The Total Tests, Total Negative, Test Pending, Total Positive numbers are accurate.

The decision to shut down the tribal government was a difficult one but the risks are getting higher. Stay at Home, Stay Safe, are very effective ways to slow the spread of the Corona Virus-19. It is more effective if done with wearing face coverings in public, washing hands often, avoiding crowds, stay away from hot spots, stay home if sick, stay away from sick people……We are all in this together so please do your part at home.

The Boil Water Notice is still in effect for Warm Springs Agency area. For more information contact: The Branch of Public Utilities, Water and Wastewater division at (541)553-3246. Conservation of water is critical as repairs will take time; please continue to conserve water. The water available for the Agency community is still low.

To check Oregon Status as of 0800 on 7/21/2020 go to https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19

Press Release 7-21-2020

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