New case identified, case count now at 17

Grays Harbor County Public Health and Emergency Management have been notified of the 17th case of COVID-19 in Grays Harbor County today.  Public Health staff are reviewing the case and notifying close contacts. Grays Harbor Public Health COVID-19 Task Force is prepared to respond if any additional cases are identified.

Case counts

Grays Harbor County has 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

·         March 2020: 2 cases 

·         April 2020: 10 cases

·         May 2020: 5 cases

Grays Harbor County Public Health will continue to operate a COVID-19 call center that will assist people with testing referrals. Assistance is available in both English and Spanish. Call (360) 964-1850. The call center is available Monday through Friday, 8:30am-12pm and 12:30pm-4pm.

Grays Harbor County is in phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start plan to re-open Washington. Staying home is still your safest option. If you have to leave for essential travel, wear a cloth face covering. Please ensure social distancing of at least 6 feet apart and remember to wash your hands.

Grays Harbor Public Health Incident Management Team and Grays Harbor Emergency Operations Center provide the most accurate, timely information possible. For information about COVID-19 and our response, visit our website at http://www.healthyGH.org.  Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/healthyghc.