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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The CDC officially changed its recommendation regarding physical distancing from six feet of separation to three in schools if students are fully masked.
Chelan-Douglas Health District Administrator Luke Davies says they have been working with school districts in the area saying that's been the biggest barrier to a full return
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The Chelan-Douglas Health District released their latest incidence rate thermographic Wednesday indicating an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The two-county area went from about 118 positives per 100,000 people over a 14-day stretch to 141 per 100,000
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