Davies said the pandemic is moving in a positive direction and that COVID-19 may soon be normalized, similar to how the Spanish Influenza pandemic normalized the flu.
Chelan-Douglas Health District is currently monitoring case activity in western Washington to determine when the variant is expected to reach our region.
In lieu of all the recent wildfires, Chelan-Douglas Health District is giving out free N95 masks, available at various distribution centers all over Chelan County.
The Delta Variant of COVID-19 is causing the case rate in the Chelan-Douglas area to double every 7-to-10 days, which is significantly faster than it was previously.
Health District Administrator Luke Davies says the majority of hospitalizations are happening in unvaccinated people and that if you have symptoms call your doctor
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Dr. Malcolm Butler is stepping down as health director for the Chelan-Douglas Health District at the end of next month.
Butler announced his resignation at a monthly district board meeting.
He was named health officer in March 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and steered the health agency which oversees the two county area through the pandemic
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