HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022_04_29 EWaite_COVID Case Rate - ReplyFrom:Bonnie Obremski
To:eli@foxtrailfarm.org
Subject:RE: COVID Case Rate Question
Date:Monday, May 2, 2022 3:50:03 PM
Good afternoon Eli,
Thank you for your question. The Washington State Department of Health’s case count does not
include results from rapid-antigen tests (home tests). Jefferson County Public Health’s
communicable disease team does include home test results in our county’s case count. We estimate
that we are catching a larger proportion of our positive cases (close to 50%) while the state reports
they are only catching about 16%.
Thank you,
Bonnie Obremski
Gender pronouns: she/her/hers
Covid-19 Communications Specialist
Jefferson County Public Health
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-379-4478
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