14th Death Reported As Result Of Flagstone Outbreak

The North Central Public Health District say there has been a 14th death as a result of the mid-September COVID-19 outbreak at Flagstone Senior Living in The Dalles.   A statement from the district on Monday said that one of the memory care residents that contracted COVID in the outbreak passed away on November 1.  Under Oregon Health Authority guidelines, a death is considered to be related to COVID-19 if it occurs within 60 days of exposure to a confirmed case, onset of symptoms, or date of a person’s first positive test.  The outbreak at Flagstone began in mid-September, involved 51 COVID cases, and was resolved late last month.  Outbreaks are considered resolved when two incubation periods have passed after the onset of symptoms in the last reported case.  For COVID-19, the time frame is 28 days.  The last case at Flagstone was reported on October 1.  Wasco County has had 17 deaths related to COVID-19 during the pandemic.

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