COVID-19 Situation Report

April 10, 2020
www.brhd.org
BEAR RIVER HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Partners and Stakeholders: In an effort to answer questions and keep you informed about the Bear River Health Department’s response during this COVID 19 outbreak, we will try to provide you with a daily situation update Monday through Friday. If pressing issues arise during the day or on a weekend we will notify you at that time rather than waiting for the next daily update. Feel free to share this update with your partners.

Bear River Health Department supports the orders and guidance provided by our federal and state leaders. Copies of all orders and guidance documents can be found on our webpage.

Situation in Bear River Health District

CUMULATIVE LAB-CONFIRMED POSITIVE COVID-19 STATISTICS
Rich County has no confirmed  cases.  The three county area has confirmed 42 cases, 8 hospitalized and no deaths.

BEAR RIVER HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES:

Bear River Health Department has received a number of generous donations of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) over the last couple weeks. These donations are greatly appreciated and are used to fill requests we receive from the community. We receive requests for masks and PPE regularly. We evaluate the needs and our supplies, and do our best to provide these items to the community and our partners. Thank you so much for your contributions.

DID YOU KNOW?

Many people in our community have been reaching out, wanting to donate homemade masks in response to the CDC’s recommendation to wear face coverings in public settings, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. In response to the community’s eagerness to help, the BRHD Tremonton office is now accepting homemade mask drop-offs with the following plan:

- People donating masks should bring them to the Tremonton building (440 W 600 N). Give us a call, our doors are currently locked.

- BRHD employees will wash all donated masks with an onsite washing machine.
- Those who want a mask can call us and pick them up from our parking lot during business hours.
- Masks will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
- Masks are not issued by BRHD, but are donations from our generous community members.
- Homemade masks are not approved, medical grade PPE, but they can help decrease the spread of viruses.
- Call 792-6500 and ask for Rebekah Rees or Jordan Miller.

Intermountain Healthcare is also accepting mask donations. Anyone wishing to donate supplies to IHC should email donatesupplies@imail.org.

We appreciate the community response in working together and supporting each other during this pandemic.

More information for Utah can be found at: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/