KETCHIKAN (KDN) â The Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center announced six new positive novel coronavirus test results on Tuesday, and for the first time in more than two weeks, no individuals were hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center.
âOne case was reported after the press release on (Friday), and five were reported today,â according to a Tuesday evening press release from the EOC. âOf the six cases, one was determined to be community spread, and five are under investigation.â
One of the new cases involved an individual who was not vaccinated but was eligible to be vaccinated, and one involved someone who was not eligible to be vaccinated, while four of the cases involved individuals whose vaccination status was unknown by Tuesday evening, according to the EOC dashboard.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) – The local Emergency Operations Center charted six COVID-19 cases on Friday, while 32 cases of the virus remained active in the community as of that evening.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â The Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center on Friday counted six new positive COVID-19 test results as the number of active cases in the community dropped to 76, according to an evening press release. Three individuals were determined to be close contacts to known positive cases, one case was related to a congregate setting facility, and two of the cases remain under investigation, the EOC statement read.
According to the EOC dashboard on Friday, three virus cases have been connected to a congregate setting facility in the past seven days. Of the pending cases from May 20, one was determined to be a close contact, three were determined to be community spread, and one remains under investigation, the release noted.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â The Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center recorded 11 new coronavirus cases between its Friday and Monday evening updates, and one individual was hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center on Monday.
âOne case was reported late evening on May 7; three cases were reported on May 8, and seven cases were reported today,â according to the EOCÂ release. âOf the 11, six were determined to be close contacts to known positive cases, and five remain under investigation.â
In total, 10 cases were under investigation as to source on Monday evening.
âDuring the contact investigations, Public Health will coordinate with the positive person to reach out to anyone who may be a close contact and instruct them to quarantine,â the EOC statement read. âIn the event of a positive case associated with the school district, Public Health will coordinate with school district staff to reach out to anyone who may be