UNIFIED SITUATION REPORT #75 Page 1 of 6 Event Name: BFHD COVID-19 Report Period: 03/04/2021 – 03/10/2021 Mission #: 20-0265 Jurisdictions Impacted: Benton & Franklin Counties YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS DENOTE NEW/CHANGED INFORMATION 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 3/03/2021 Benton Franklin Confirmed* 14827 11074 Deaths** 198 94 *Confirmed: positive test result. **Deaths Due to changes in the Vital Statistics Law (RCW 70.58A) that support increased security on personal information, access to data for death records is more limited. BFHD will report deaths weekly on Friday’s. Current Hospital Status 3/03/2021 M-F COVID Like Illness = CLI # Hospitalized Patients # COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI % COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI Current hospitalized patients 387 15 3.9 HEALTHY WASHINGTON ROADMAP TO RECOVERY Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery – South Central Region at Phase 2 – Feb 24 th the Governor paused all movement in the Roadmap to recovery. All Regions remain at phase 2 and phase metrics will not be updated. Roadmap to Recovery Metrics: | Washington State Coronavirus Response (COVID-19) Healthy Washington – Business Guidance, COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers | Governor Jay Inslee (wa.gov) Healthcare Readiness by Region link - https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/covid-19-risk-assessment- dashboard COVID testing and cases by county link https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/covid-19-risk-assessment- dashboard City Case Count 2/17/2021 April OFM Population # of Cases Pasco 77,100 9778 Mesa 495 337 Connell 5,500 671 Kahlotus 165 18 Eltopia - 159 Kennewick 84,960 8279 Richland 58,550 3614 West Richland 15,710 1027 Benton City 3,560 651 Prosser 6220 993 Plymouth - 48 Paterson - 37 Not Specified - 289
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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 3/03/2021 Benton Franklin
Confirmed* 14827 11074
Deaths** 198 94
*Confirmed: positive test result. **Deaths Due to changes in the Vital Statistics Law (RCW 70.58A) that support increased
security on personal information, access to data for death records is more limited. BFHD will report deaths weekly on Friday’s.
Current Hospital Status 3/03/2021 M-F COVID Like Illness = CLI
# Hospitalized Patients
# COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI
% COVID-19 Confirmed & CLI
Current hospitalized patients 387 15 3.9
HEALTHY WASHINGTON ROADMAP TO RECOVERY
Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery – South Central Region at Phase 2 – Feb 24th the Governor paused all
movement in the Roadmap to recovery. All Regions remain at phase 2 and phase metrics will not be updated.
Roadmap to Recovery Metrics: | Washington State Coronavirus Response (COVID-19)
Healthy Washington – Business Guidance, COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers | Governor Jay
Inslee (wa.gov)
Healthcare Readiness by Region link - https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/covid-19-risk-assessment-
dashboard
COVID testing and cases by county link https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/covid-19-risk-assessment-
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City Case Count 2/17/2021 April OFM Population # of Cases Pasco 77,100 9778 Mesa 495 337
site breaks into lanes, please be patient. Click the link to be taken to the registration page
www.wacovid19.org/tricitiestesting
Positivity rate for the CBC West Test Site is 17.46%. The 14-day positivity rate at this site is 10.69%
BFHD Operations team met with Health Commons Project to discuss mobile point-of-care testing for hard to reach
population groups.
PUBLIC INFORMATION:
NEWS AND INFORMATION OF INTEREST:
Department of Health adopting CDC guidance on safe behaviors post-vaccine Department of Health adopting CDC guidance on safe behaviors post-vaccine > Washington State Department of Health * please note this guidance DOES NOT apply to healthcare settings and also ALL workplace guidelines and mask mandates as directed by the governor are still in effect even it fully vaccinated.
Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People | CDC
DOH COVID-19 Response Update Media Briefing, tomorrow March 11th at 9:30 am – TVW will livestream the briefing here.
More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Washington. DOH announced that health care providers have given more than two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since rollout began in mid-December. This milestone follows several major achievements in the past week, including reaching the state’s goal of giving 45,000 doses of vaccine per day and approaching 100,000 doses of vaccine administered at four state-led mass vaccination sites in just six weeks. Read the full news release here.
Department of Health launches weekly SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variant report https://www.doh.wa.gov/Newsroom/Articles/ID/2646/Department-of-Health-launches-weekly-SARS-CoV-2-sequencing-and-variant-report
PNNL Demystifying COVID-19 A Special Edition Seminar Series Demystifying COVID-19 | PNNL o March 16th 5-6 PM Behind the Mask: The Science on Stopping the Spread Register here o March 23rd 5-6 PM Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 and What’s Up With the New Vaccine, Anyways? Register here o March 30th 5-6 PM Model Me this: COVID-19 Scientific Predictions and where We Go from Here Register here
New hours for state COVID-19 Information Hotline - the hotline is open 6am-10pm on Monday and 6am-6pm Tuesday through Sunday. Hotline specialists can answer questions on a variety of COVID-19 topics, including symptoms and testing, exposure to the virus, recommended isolation and quarantine periods, and in some cases assist with the vaccine phase finder documentation and online vaccination appointments. The hotline phone number is 1-800-525-0127
CDC mask fit hints and tips o Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce SARS-CoV-2
Transmission and Exposure, 2021 | MMWR (cdc.gov) o Improve How Your Mask Protects You | CDC o Improve the Fit and Filtration of Your Mask to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 | CDC
Need support during COVID-19? Call Washington Listens - Crisis Connections helps facilitate a support line called
Washington Listens. Washington Listens will provide non-clinical support to people who feel sad, anxious, or stressed
due to COIVD-19. Washington Listens is free and anonymous. Any Washington resident can call, and a support
specialist will listen and help to guide you to connections within your community. Call Washington Listens at 1-833-
681-0211. Someone is available to talk from Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you are curious to know how much PPE each county has received from the state you can find that information
here https://coronavirus.wa.gov/what-you-need-know/personal-protective-equipment/tracking-ppe-distribution
DAILY and FUTURE OPERATIONS:
RECURRING ACTIVITIES:
Daily at 8:00am - Operational Briefing
Tuesday Planning meeting at 4:00pm – Planning Meeting via ZOOM
Dissemination of BFHD weekly Incident Action Plan released Tuesday’s by 5:00
Tuesday at 1:00pm – Region 8 Healthcare and partners call
Every other Tuesday at 2:00pm - BFHD hosts local elected officials and decision-makers conference call
Tuesday at 2:00 - SEOC Unified Command Ops to BFHD Command Ops meeting
Unified Situational Report (SitRep) dissemination once weekly - Wednesday only
Medical Provider Call Tuesday at 5:30pm This is a forum for providers to ask questions about mostly COVID topics
presented by many different medical providers each week.
Every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM- BFHD School Team hosts a call with local school nursing staff.
Every other Thursday at 2:00pm – Call with local agricultural partners. The BFHD Outreach team participates in an Agriculture call hosted by Yakima Health District, hosted the third Friday of every month.
Every other Wednesday at 1:00pm - North Franklin County Community Leadership meeting – call in phone 1-509-
545-3555 meeting number: 5847# access code: 3555# the next meeting will be March 17, 2021
Thursday at 11:30am - Coordination call with the WA State EOC, 1-877-820-7831, password 782831# - State SitRep
will only be disseminated on Fridays
Thursday at 10:00- BFHD School Team hosts a call with local school administration