Here is
your COVID-19 update for Sunday, April 5, 2020*.
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A Note from Dr. Chen on March 19, 2020 about
hygiene recommendations for people living homeless.
Please remember that recommendations can vary as we learn more.
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WEBINAR | COVID-19: How to Support
People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness | Monday, April 6, 2:00 PM ET
Register
now.
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Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has opened their application for $1 million
https://www.gtcf.org/initiatives/pierce-county-connected/
·
King County COVID-19 Virtual meetings: Q & A on PPE and PPE Alternatives with Julie Dombrowski, MD, MPH.
Tuesday,
April 7 11:00 am to 11:30 am (click here)
or Thursday,
April 9 11:00 am to 11:30 am (click here)
Join by phone dial:
1.206.263.8114
and enter the conference ID 9410150#
- King County's COVID-19
Response for people experiencing homelessness mailing list. Please
click
here
to subscribe.
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Please share our blog post about food donations from March 28.
https://www.tpchd.org/Home/Components/Blog/Blog/21438/333.
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Is our COVID-19
information
for human services
page meeting your needs? Please email swood@tpchd.org
with specific concerns or new ideas.
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Find updated information about COVID-19 and our sharable infographic at
www.tpchd.org/coronavirus.
|
# of new Pierce County cases today |
68** |
|
Total # of Pierce County cases |
688 |
|
# of new Pierce County deaths today |
2 |
|
Total # of Pierce County deaths |
10 |
|
Estimated lab tests in Pierce County (WA PHL and UW) |
7,114** |
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Washington State –
(updated April 5, 2020 at 3:35) |
|
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Total # of WA cases |
7,984 |
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Total # of WA deaths |
338 |
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Total # of estimated lab tests in WA (WA PHL, UW, some private labs) |
87,911 |
*Update compiled with information as of 5:40 p.m. April 5, 2020.
**Does not include JBLM numbers.
Stay up to date
You can find out the latest information on our website, through our blog and on social media.
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We update our primary COVID-19 page
every day by 2 p.m. with the latest numbers of positive cases in Pierce County.
We recently added an interactive map to give you a visual of the geographic areas in Pierce County.
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You can also search
our FAQ page
on our website for answers to many of your frequently asked questions. We update FAQs regularly in response to feedback.
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We also have pages with information for
schools/daycares,
businesses,
healthcare providers
and
human services providers.
You will find more FAQs tailored to each group.
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Thank you for all you’re doing!
Best, Stephanie
Stephanie Wood, MPH, CHES
Gender Pronouns: she/her/hers
Program Analyst - Community Liaison
Office of Assessment, Planning & Improvement
(253) 365-8196 c
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COVID-19 is affecting our work.
Your health and our staff’s health are our top priorities. Many of our staff are responding to the outbreak and others are working remotely to serve your needs. You will likely experience slower-than-normal response times for requests not related to COVID-19.
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For more information, please read our blog or visit
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