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UNIFIED SITUATION REPORT #33

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Event Name: BFHD COVID-19

Report Period: 08/01/2020 – 08/04/2020 Mission #: 20-0265 Jurisdictions Impacted:

Benton & Franklin Counties

General Situation/Overview:

On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State Department of Health announced the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and in Washington State. As of 3/19/2020 a 24, 48, 72-hour planning projection of the response is being done daily. Friday’s planning projection will encompass Saturday and Sunday, then resume normal planning projections on Monday.

Benton and Franklin County At-A-Glance

Total Case Count Updated: 12:45 pm 08/4/2020 Benton Franklin

Confirmed* 3569 3375

Deaths** 102 39

*Confirmed: positive test result. **Deaths: BFHD defined a COVID-19 death as someone who died with COVID-19 as their primary

cause of death, meaning they died because of COVID-19. DOH includes people who tested positive for COVID-19 and died, but

may not have died of COVID-19. That’s why the dashboard may show a higher number of deaths than we previously reported.

DOH is currently updating their definition, and in the coming days, the total number of deaths reported on the dashboard may

decrease

City Case Count 08/4/2020 12:45 pm # of Cases Pasco 2966 Eltopia 44

Mesa 67

Connell 234

Kahlotus <10

Kennewick 2109 Richland 723 West Richland 174

Benton City 119 Prosser 343

Plymouth 13

Patterson <10 Other (rural/blank) 147

Current Hospital Status Updated: 12:45 pm 08/4/2020 M-F COVID Like Illness = CLI

# Hospitalized Patients

# COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI

% COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI

Current hospitalized patients 313 42 13.4%

Case Locations of Interest updated 12:45 pm on 08/4/2020

# of Cases

Long Term Care Residents and Staff 467

Please visit Washington State Department of Corrections site for current case counts at Coyote

Ridge Corrections Center. ( https://www.doc.wa.gov/corrections/covid-19/data.htm )

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OPERATIONS SECTION:

OUTBREAK MITIGATION: Identify the COVID-19 spread, including clusters; track any lab confirmed cases and determine

potential exposures. Identify the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care and community living facilities and provide infection

control guidance and resources to those facilities. Input data from Epi into existing systems; WDRS and Redcap surveys.

Currently there are 5 confirmed active outbreaks – these outbreaks meet the definition of an outbreak and have had

active cases within the last 28 days. Additionally, there are 10 Long Term Care facilities that have active outbreaks

BFHD Health Officer issued a letter to Benton and Franklin County School Superintendents stating that the case

counts in Benton and Franklin are well above the metrics beings discussed for schools to resume in-person

instruction. Dr. Person stated she does not recommended schools in our area to reopen in the fall with in-person

instruction. A copy of the letter can be found here

https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/programs_services/investigations___outbreaks/c_o_v_i_d-

19/c_o_v_i_d_community_recovery - click on BFHD School Reopening Recommendation (July 28 2020)

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CARE COORDINATION:

This 3 day weekend total (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) had the lowest case count in current memory – 125 cases

BFHD Community Recovery

Webpage: https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=10766056&pageId=16713009

COMMUNITY TESTING:

MTI will be managing “Pop-Up” COVID Testing Sites at Kurtzman Park in Pasco on Wednesday, August 5th from

1:00pm to 6:00pm AND Pioneer Park in Connell on Thursday, August 6th from 10:00am to 3:00pm

The National Guard and BFHD continues testing at both the Toyota Center in Kennewick (back side accessed from

Grandridge Blvd) and the HAPO Center (TRAC) – No appointments and bring Insurance card - if you have coverage –

if not insurance is not required. These drive thru testing sites are available to all residents and do not require a

physician’s order to receive a test. Those that need a “free” test can still get a test. Both sites will operate Tuesday –

Saturday 0800-1300 for an undetermined amount of time. The National Guard has administered over 8,850 tests to

date at our two sites

The National Guards mission under Title 32 (Federal orders) has been extended. Th National Guards mission at both

the Toyota Center and the HAPO center has been extended until Dec 31, 2020.

The approximate positivity rate from the National Guard Testing sites is 15% - PLEASE NOTE that if a person has

previously tested positive “re-tests” through the National Guard site and is still positive they are NOT counted as a

new case – this does NOT add to our case count

TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERS Develop and administer volunteer training and coordination to supplement current staff as

needed.

Interested in a paid temporary position with BFHD for Contact Tracing – apply at Express Employment Professionals

Interested in volunteering at BFHD go to: waserv.org

COMMUNITY RELATIONS / PUBLIC INFORMATION: Keep our community informed and educated; providing accurate

information. Maintain our call center and website; providing updated information. Develop and maintain media products for

the weekly press conference.

6 month timeline of COIVD in Benton and Franklin County has been posted on the BFHD website https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/news/what_s_new/c_o_v_i_d-19__6-_month_timeline

Beginning August 1st Benton and Franklin have been approved for additional activities as part of the modified Phase 1 the following actives have been added:

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o Wineries, breweries, distilleries, taverns and restaurants can now follow Phase 2 guidance with the exception that indoor seating is still not allowed.

o Staffed swimming pools can open for lap swimming and small group swimming lessons in accordance with modified Phase 1 guidance.

o Drive-in movies are allowed without concession stands. Only members of the same household may occupy a vehicle.

o Indoor retail capacity is expanded from 15% to 25% of capacity. o Outdoor religious services are allowed with tents and/or canopies

As of today there have been over 500 businesses in Benton County that have submitted a “COVID-19 Safety Plan and

over 100 businesses in Franklin County have submitted COVID -19 Safety Plan. Information on creating and

submitting a plan can be found here:

https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=10766056&pageId=16708570

BFHD updates Website Twitter and Facebook daily

LOGISTICS:

PPE RECEIVING/DISTRIBUTION:

PPE requests from Hospitals/EMS/Law Enforcement/Clinics/LTC/Dentists need to be sent to their respective

Emergency Management no later than 10:00am every Friday or as circumstances dictate – a weekly request will be

made to the state every Friday for delivery of supplies the following week

Benton – [email protected] Franklin – [email protected]

DAILY and FUTURE OPERATIONS:

RECURRING ACTIVITIES:

Daily at 8:00am - Operational Briefing via ZOOM if you would like an invite for this Zoom meeting email Janae Parent

at [email protected]

Daily at 8:30am - info coordination call with PIO and Info group

M-W-F at 10:30am - Local Hospital/Clinic coordination call via ZOOM

Daily at 4:00pm – Planning Meeting via ZOOM – if you would like an invite for this Zoom meeting email Janae Parent

at [email protected]

M-F at 5:00 dissemination of BFHD Incident Action Plan released - on Friday the IAP will be a 3-day IAP encompassing

the weekend plan (Sat, Sun, Mon)

Tuesday at 2:00pm - BFHD hosts local elected officials and decision-makers conference call

Tuesday at 3:00pm - EMS/Fire/Public Health discussion meeting

Tuesday/Friday at 5:00pm - Unified Situational Report (SitRep) released

Tuesday at 2:00 - SEOC Unified Command Ops to BFHD Command Ops meeting

Wednesday at 1:30pm – Call with local agricultural partners

Wednesday at 1:00pm - North Franklin County Community Leadership meeting – call in phone 1-509-545-3555

meeting number: 5847# access code: 3555#

Thursday at 11:00am - BFHD press conference covering the current situation/status and guest speakers will be

included to discuss special topics, when appropriate

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Thursday at 11:30am - Coordination call with the WA State EOC, 1-877-820-7831, password 782831# - State SitRep is

not produced on the weekends it will be sent M-F only

Thursday at 1:30 - Municipality Advisory Council

Every other Thursday at 2:30pm - call with BFHD and LTC agencies

Every other Friday at 2:00pm – Central and Eastern WA Counties meeting to discuss farmworkers and H2A Housing

communities information/concerns/coordination

FUTURE OPERATIONS:

Implementing guidance from DOH and OSPI for school reopening

Continue planning efforts towards phase 2 re-opening of the Tri-Cities

CURRENT RISKS:

Heat advisory and safety of National Guard test site personnel

Social impacts from schools not conducting in classroom education

Statewide increase in positive cases

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

• Benton-Franklin Health District- All News: https://www.bfhd.wa.gov

• Washington State Department of Health: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

• REDI Healthcare Coalition: https://srhd.org/programs-and-services/hcc/eei-

DISTRIBUTED TO:

Local Health Jurisdiction: Management Team, EOC/ECC Staff, all BFHD Staff

Region 8: Local Emergency Response Coordinators, Emergency Management agencies, healthcare partners, Fire/EMS agencies

WA State: Regional Emergency Response Coordinators, DOH Duty Officer

Eastern WA: REDi Coalition Duty Officer

Cross Boarder: Oregon Regions 6 and 9 Liaisons