Virtual Town Hall Thursday to Discuss Local COVID Numbers and Response

Local health and elected officials will host a Virtual Town Hall Thursday night from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to talk about the current outbreak of COVID-19.

The event will be held at the Localtel Events Center at Pybus Market. However, the forum will not be open to the public due to social distancing restrictions. The event will instead be broadcast on NCWLIFE, Charter channel 19, Localtel channel 12.

NewsRadio 560 KPQ will also stream the event on its Facebook page, courtesy of NCWLIFE.

"Our local officials want to get the community's attention because now is the time we really need to be masking up and putting those social distancing guidelines in place." PIO Jill FitzSimmons said, "I think we're a little comfortable right now, and now's not the time to be comfortable."

Those in attendance will include:

• Chelan Douglas Health District Health Officer Dr. Malcolm Butler, who will talk about the region's current numbers and COVID surge
• Confluence Health CEO Dr. Peter Rutherford, speaking on what those numbers mean to area hospitals directly
• Dr. Mabel Bodell (Confluence Health), who will discuss vaccinations and will also be addressing the audience in both English and Spanish
• Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay, who will talk about the community's response