BREWSTER – As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okanogan County continues to creep upward, a new test location and website have been added to help manage residents and information related to pandemic management.
Between its two reporting dates of July 14 and July 17, Okanogan County Emergency Management saw an increase of 32 cases during that three-day period:
July 14
As of 5 p.m., July 14, the Okanogan County COVID-19 test results included:
263 confirmed cases
3 deaths
3,513 samples sent for testing
3,057 negative test results
193 test results pending
Okanogan County Public Health reported 51 new cases since July 13. New cases from July 13 and 14 (71 total) were from the following areas:
Brewster - 46
Pateros - 4
Oroville - 1
Tonasket - 3
Riverside - 2
Nespelem - 1
Omak - 7
Okanogan - 3
Malott - 4
Okanogan County Public Health reported the third COVID-19 associated death in Okanogan County, OCEM said. The individual was male agricultural worker in his 30’s from Mexico with no chronic or underlying conditions who died on July 8, 2020.
July 17
As of 5 p.m., July 16, the Okanogan County COVID-19 test results included:
295 confirmed cases
3 deaths
3,633 samples sent for testing
3,167 negative test results
71 test results pending
Okanogan County Public Health reported 32 new cases for July 15 and 16. New cases were from the following areas:
Brewster – 12
Riverside – 1
Omak – 18
Okanogan – 1
“There have been 177 cases reported in the past two weeks,” OCEM noted.
As of Saturday, July 18, case count updates can be found on the new website
okanogancountycovid19.org/ under COVID-19 Data. The new website will include information, guidance and resources related to COVID-19 in the county.
TRH test location
Three Rivers Hospital Public Records Officer Jennifer Best said the hospital has recorded an increase of visits to its emergency room which is open 24/7.
“As a response to that, as well as a higher demand for testing, we started a drive-thru testing site last week,” said Best. “It’s located in the parking lot by the roadway outside our hospital, 507 Hospital Way. We have been asking people to call our clinic first for a screening, at 509-689-3749.
Best added that effective July 15 TRH is planning to offer testing without pre-screening in partnership with Confluence Health.
“We want to be mindful of our testing supplies, though,” said Best, “so at this time we’re only testing those with symptoms or who have been exposed to someone confirmed to have COVID-19.”
The testing site is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
“We do have Spanish-speaking staff on hand to help test patients and explain the process,” said Best. “We’re also giving out hand sanitizer and other related supplies, as those items are available. Some of these supplies have come from donations from Molina.”
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