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The Island County Health Department recorded 10 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a seventh death in its Wednesday update.

There are currently 155 cases in the county, with 122 on Whidbey and 33 on Camano. All deaths have come on Whidbey.

The health department also released a COVID-19 case summary for the month of March.

The county’s first confirmed case came March 9, and the report covers 114 positive cases between March 9-31.

The report shows Coupeville as the hardest-hit part of the county, though those numbers are greatly skewed by a cluster at Careage of Whidbey.

When the numbers from the care facility are removed, Camano has the highest numbers.

 

Confirmed positive cases in Island County March 9-31:

 

Gender:

Female – 77
Male – 37

 

Age:

0-19 – 1
20-39 – 26
40-59 – 30
60-79 – 31
80+ – 26

 

Location:

Careage of Whidbey – 46
Camano Island – 23
Oak Harbor – 16
Coupeville – 9
Freeland – 7
Langley – 5
Clinton – 4
Camano Island/Josephine – 3
Greenbank – 1

 

Reported preexisting conditions:

Asthma – 13
Chronic Lung Disease – 10
Diabetes – 10
Chronic Heart Disease – 8
Chronic Kidney Disease – 4
Renal Failure – 1

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Island County’s death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has reached six.

The latest fatality was added to the county’s web site Tuesday afternoon, but other than acknowledging it had occurred on Whidbey, no other information was posted.

As of 3 PM Tuesday, Island County has 145 confirmed cases, with 112 on Whidbey and 33 on Camano.

All six deaths have occurred on Whidbey.

Washington state health officials have recorded COVID-19 deaths in 16 of 39 counties, with 8,682 confirmed cases and 394 deaths statewide.

Island County has the ninth-most deaths currently, with eight other counties having registered 10+ deaths.

King (226), Snohomish (59), and Whatcom (19) have been the hardest-hit counties.

 

For updates:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Health/Pages/COVID-19.aspx

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus

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Prep sports will return in the fall. Hopefully. (David Stern photo)

It’s over before it began.

There will be no prep spring sports season in Washington state in 2020.

No high school softball games. No middle school track meets. No Senior Nights.

As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, things we took for granted have had to be reevaluated.

Hard decisions have had to be made.

And public health concerns have had to rightfully carry the day.

Governor Jay Inslee and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal held a joint news conference Monday, announcing schools will remain shuttered through the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

The closure, which effects 1.2 million students, covers all public, private, and charter schools. It will go through June 19, and could continue through the summer and into the fall.

Washington is the 14th state to close schools for the entire year.

In-person classes and recreation on school grounds are banned, but school-sponsored child care, nutrition programs, and other social services can continue.

Schools are encouraged to continue providing distance learning.

Prior to Monday’s press conference, the plan had been for schools to remain closed until April 24, with students returning April 27 after a six-week shutdown.

Inslee recently extended his Stay Home, Stay Healthy order out through May 4, however, with the caveat it might have to go further.

That made the April return date unworkable.

Previously, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the governing body for school sports, had help out hope a shortened spring season might be held if students returned to school by late April or early May.

State championships, which were set to finish Saturday, May 30, were not going to be pushed out to later months, so as not to potentially conflict with graduation ceremonies.

Monday’s announcement, however, erases the last bit of hope for any kind of season being played.

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The Island County Health Department has confirmed a fifth death due to COVID-19.

The latest fatality, which occurred on Whidbey Island, was added to the county’s website Sunday afternoon.

There was no press release or other information posted.

As of 3:01 PM Sunday, there are 141 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Island County, with 110 on Whidbey and 31 on Camano.

All five deaths have occurred on Whidbey.

 

For updates:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Health/Pages/COVID-19.aspx

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Island County Public Health is investigating a number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 associated with employees of Walgreens, Walmart, and IDEX, all located in Oak Harbor.

A press release Friday afternoon laid out dates of potential public exposure for the first two businesses.

Walgreens was closed Friday with a note in the drive-thru window indicating a “temporary closure.”

Shoppers are warned potential public exposure there was between March 22-27.

Walmart, which remains open, has potential exposure dates of March 23-30.

IDEX is not open to the public.

There are 122 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Island County as of 3:30 Friday afternoon, with 95 on Whidbey and 27 on Camano.

All four confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in the county have been on Whidbey.

Island County Public Health asks all residents to take urgent action to help minimize the health impacts of COVID-19 and honor Governor Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, which has been extended through May 4.

 

For updates:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Health/Pages/COVID-19.aspx

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