Wasco County Keeping Up With Contract Tracing

Wasco County has seen 52 confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases in the past two-and-a-half weeks.  Interim North Central Public Health District Director Shellie Campbell told Wasco County Commissioners on Wednesday morning that they are keeping up with contact tracing at this time, but they are hiring more people to help and working with community partners to also assist in their efforts.  District Health Officer Dr. Mimi McDonell said they are seeing certain groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including Native American and Latinx populations.  The Oregon Health Authority put it out its weekly update of workplace outbreaks on Wednesday, and three agricultural operations in Wasco and Sherman counties were added to the list.  Orchard View Farms was listed by the OHA with six cases, and Polehn Farms and Azure Standard had five apiece.  McDonell pointed out that medically an outbreak is defined as two or more cases, and the OHA publishes an outbreak of five or more.  Mid-Columbia Medical Center’s Stephanie Bowen said they currently have two COVID-19 patients hospitalized, but bed capacity is not an issue and they continue to be maintaining a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment.

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