Third Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Chelan County

Chelan-Douglas Health District learned of a third lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in Chelan County Friday morning.

Public Information Officer Veronica Farias said this is a reminder that the outbreak in our area is happening now, which means every act of social distancing we can take this weekend and in the coming week will have the most impact in minimizing the number of cases and deaths in our area.

"We ask that the public not panic, but definitely take it serious. This isn't something where we can just go about our daily lives and pretend this isn't happening." Farias stated, "This is pretty serious, and we ask everyone to follow the Governor's orders and local health recommendations."

Local elected officials, public health experts and state and national leaders are asking the public to do their utmost to observe stay-at-home orders and to avoid gatherings.