Posted by Eric Stone | Jun 29, 2021
A transmission electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. (Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
With just 14 cases of COVID-19 since June 1, and the community’s risk level at “low,” Ketchikan’s emergency operations center says it’s planning to cease operations late next month.
Ketchikan’s COVID-19 incident commander, Abner Hoage, says ordinary government agencies and private businesses will fill the gap.
“So we met with public health officials yesterday, and they are now prepared to … take on the remaining duties that the EOC is currently doing,” Hoage said.
At this point, he says the EOC is primarily serves two functions.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Ketchikan on Wednesday set a new record for the highest single-day case total for 2021 thus far, with 13 cases counted by the local Emergency Operations Center.
âTwo cases were determined to be community spread; one case was related to recent travel; one case was determined to be close contact to a known positive; and nine remain under investigation,â according to a Wednesday evening EOC press release.
Of the cases that were pending EOC investigation after being recorded on Tuesday, six were found to be due to close contact with a known positive, one was determined to be community spread and one was still being investigated as of Wednesday.
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