HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.13.20 Email from Danette York - COVID-19 Daily Update
From:York, Danette
To:Kim, Sang;Ring, Brian;Pickett, Andy;Hatcher, Casey;Jessee, Meegan;Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of
the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;McCracken, Shari;Ring, Brian;Ritter,
Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug;Dept Heads;Asst Dept Heads;Shelton, Mark
Subject:COVID-19 Daily Update
Date:Friday, March 13, 2020 7:32:55 AM
Attachments:2020-0313.docx
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Sincerely,
Danette York
Public Health Director
BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
202 Mira Loma Drive | Oroville, CA 95965
T:530.552.3820
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Public Health Administration Danette York, M.P.H., Director
Andy Miller, M.D., Health Officer
202 Mira Loma Drive T: 530.552.4000
buttecounty.net/publichealth
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.2164
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update for Butte
County BOS, Admin and Dept. Heads
March 12, 2020
Lab Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Butte County: ZERO
Information Update:
We still remain at zero cases. We did receive a few more negative test results over the
past couple of days and have a few pending.
As the state continues to prepare, yesterday Governor Newsom released an executive
order that covers the following. You can find the full order here.
o Waives the one-week waiting period for people who are unemployed and/or
disabled as a result of COVID-19;
o Delays the deadline for state tax filing by 60 days for individuals and businesses
unable to file on time based on compliance with public health requirements
related to COVID-19 filings;
o Directs residents to follow public health directives and guidance, including to
cancel large non-essential gatherings that do not meet state criteria;
o Readies the state to commandeer property for temporary residences and medical
facilities for quarantining, isolating or treating individuals;
o Allows local or state legislative bodies to hold meetings via teleconference and to
make meetings accessible electronically; and
o Allows local and state emergency administrators to act quickly to protect public
health
Information overload and lacking all at the same time:
o There is a ton of information about COVID-19 in the media and on the web.
Unfortunately, there is also a lot of unknowns surrounding this outbreak as well.
o Public Health staff and many other departments continue to receive questions
from all types of sources and media; texts, emails, phone calls, instant messaging,
etc. We do attempt to answer all that we can but, unfortunately we can only
provide recommendations and information as we receive it.
o Please help us encourage people to research their questions by reviewing the
guidance documents posted on the California Department of Public Health
(CDPH) website, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
as well as our local website (links below).
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Public Health Administration Danette York, M.P.H., Director
Andy Miller, M.D., Health Officer
202 Mira Loma Drive T: 530.552.4000
buttecounty.net/publichealth
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.2164
Butte County Public Health will hold a press conference this afternoon for a media
briefing on COVID-19. NOTE: This press conference is NOT to announce we have our
first case, as of this morning we are still at zero lab confirmed cases. This is for members
of the media and county officials only but we will livestream it on our Facebook page for
the public.
This is a rapidly evolving situation, please note that all information is current as of the
time it is written.
Important COVID-19 Resources:
Butte County Public Health
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Butte County residents call also call 2-1-1 or text your zip code to 898211 for COVID-19
information and updates.
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