Hood River County Commissioners Get COVID Update

Hood River County Health Department Director Trish Elliott told County Commissioners during a worksession on Monday afternoon that there are 20 active cases of COVID-19 in the County, down from 37 as of Friday.  Elliott told Commissioners the County was at 219 total cases for the pandemic, of which 199 have been released from isolation.  She did say there are 76 active contacts of those who have tested positive for the virus, and two people are currently hospitalized due to the virus, with a total of six having been hospitalized during the pandemic.  Elliott said most cases are related to outbreaks or household contacts.  She did say one outbreak was at the health department itself.  Commissioners asked if there was anything they could do to help the County get more resources to deal with the pandemic, including getting more testing capability.  Elliott said that is getting better but still in need of improvement. noting that testing is still a problem throughout the country.

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