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Dec162020 Newsroom CDHD Hires New AdministratorEAST WENATCHEE – Following a two-month search for a new administrator, the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) has hired Luke D. Davies, who grew up…
Dec112020 Newsroom Two (2) ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports two additional deaths from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Dec12020 Newsroom One (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports one additional death from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Nov252020 Newsroom Statewide Backlog Causing Delays in Local COVID-19 NotificationEast Wenatchee, WA – Labs across the state that process COVID-19 tests are overwhelmed with an increase in tests, causing a delay at the local level…
Nov242020 Newsroom LOCAL COVID-19 CASE COUNTS HIT HIGHEST RATE EVEREast Wenatchee, WA – The COVID-19 case count for Chelan and Douglas counties this weekend hit its highest rate since the pandemic started more than…
Nov192020 Newsroom Six (6) ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports six additional deaths from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Nov182020 Newsroom Health District Expands Testing DatesWenatchee, WA – The Chelan-Douglas Health District has added free drive-thru COVID-19 testing dates to those already planned for November in response…
Nov162020 Newsroom Tune in Thursday to Live Townhall-Style EventWenatchee – Local elected and health officials will come together on Thursday to speak to the community in a townhall-style event that will be…
Nov132020 Newsroom Seasonal farmworkers encouraged to test for COVID-19Free, drive-thru testing available Nov. 19-20
Nov132020 Newsroom Do you have a college student returning home for the holidays?Free, drive-thru testing available Nov. 21-22
Nov92020 Newsroom TWENTY (20) POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT CHRISTOPHER HOUSE IN WENATCHEE, WAWENATCHEE – On November 4, 2020, the COVID-19 Incident Management Team at Chelan-Douglas Health Distrcit (CDHD) was notified of two positive COVID-19…
Nov92020 Newsroom Local Church Congregation Encouraged to Seek COVID-19 TestingEast Wenatchee, WA – The Chelan-Douglas Health District is asking members of Iglesia Emanuel Bautista of Wenatchee to get tested for COVID-19 after…
Nov52020 Newsroom Case counts on the rise again in Chelan & Douglas countiesEast Wenatchee, WA – The COVID-19 case count for Chelan and Douglas counties this week climbed back to more than 200 cases per 100,000 people, a…
Nov42020 Newsroom ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports an additional death from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Nov32020 Newsroom THREE (3) ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports three additional deaths from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Oct292020 Newsroom Local Partners Now Performing COVID-19 Investigation & Contact TracingEast Wenatchee, WA – The Chelan-Douglas Health District announces that all investigations of COVID-19 cases and subsequent contact tracing are now…
Oct222020 Newsroom CDHD Health Officer asks families to avoid trick-or-treating this yearEast Wenatchee, WA – The health officer for the Chelan-Douglas Health District urges families to skip the tradition of trick-or-treating this year and…
Oct222020 Newsroom Drive-thru COVID-19 testing cancelled for FridayWenatchee, WA – Drive-thru COVID-19 testing managed by the Chelan-Douglas Health District in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee has been cancelled for…
Oct162020 Newsroom LOCAL CYBER ATTACK USES “PHASE 2 GUIDANCE” TO SEND EMAILS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES – CDHD ADVISES NOT TO OPEN ATTACHMENTSChelan and Douglas County, WA – On Friday, October 16, 2020, Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) was notified that a local business was a victim of…
Oct152020 Newsroom Senior epidemiologist explains community testing by CDHDEast Wenatchee, WA – Since mid-August, the Chelan-Douglas Health District has been conducting community COVID-19 testing, with drive-thru testing…
Oct132020 Newsroom Governor moves Chelan, Douglas counties to Phase 2OLYMPIA, WA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that Chelan and Douglas counties will move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start reopening plan.
Oct102020 Newsroom CHELAN-DOUGLAS HEALTH DISTRICT CONTINUES FREE TESTING FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-16EAST WENATCHEE, WA – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) continues their efforts to provide free COVID-19 testing to the residents of Chelan and…
Oct82020 Newsroom ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports an additional death from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Oct62020 Newsroom COVID-19 CASE COUNT DATA ERROREAST WENATCHEE, WA – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) would like to report a statistical error in the data reported over the weekend for…
Sep292020 Newsroom ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports an additional death from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Sep252020 Newsroom CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) ARRIVES TO ASSIST WITH LOCAL COVID-19 RESPONSEEast Wenatchee, WA - The Chelan Douglas Health District (CDHD) announces the arrival of a team of CDC epidemiologists and community outreach experts…
Sep242020 Newsroom ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports an additional death from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Sep192020 Newsroom CLARIFICATION ON DATES FOR FREE COVID-19 TESTING IN CASHMERE, WACashmere, WA – Chelan-Douglas Health District in partnership with the National Guard and Medical Teams International will be offering COVID-19 tests…
Sep182020 Newsroom FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports four (4) additional deaths from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in…
Sep172020 Newsroom FREE COVID TESTING SCHEDULED FOR CASHMERE, WACashmere, WA – Free COVID testing is scheduled to take place September 22nd, 2020 from 2:00pm – 8:00pm at Riverside Park located at 201 Riverside…
Sep162020 Newsroom COVID TESTING SCHEDULED TO RESUME, SOME HEALTH ADVISEMENTS REMAINChelan County, WA – After reviewing the forecasted air quality and weather data, the decision was made to continue with our plans to offer testing…
Sep162020 Newsroom FACEBOOK LIVE MEET & GREET WITH KEY COVID-19 RESPONSE STAFFChelan & Douglas County, WA – The Chelan-Douglas Health District will be hosting a virtual meet & greet for the public and media with Interim…
Sep152020 Newsroom COVID TESTING RESCHEDULED AGAIN DUE TO AIR QUALITYChelan & Douglas County, WA – Due to current and forecast very unhealthy (201-300) and hazardous (301-500) air quality levels, the Chelan-Douglas…
Sep142020 Newsroom COVID TESTING RESCHEDULED DUE TO AIR QUALITYChelan & Douglas County, WA – Due to current and forecast very unhealthy (201-300) and hazardous (301-500) air quality levels, the Chelan-Douglas…
Sep112020 Newsroom Board of Health Announces New Interim AdministratorWenatchee/Olympia, WA — At a special Board of Health (BOH) meeting Wednesday, September 9, the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) Board voted to…
Sep102020 Newsroom Additional Death from Coronavirus (COVID-19)EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports its 19th death from COVID-19. The individual from Chelan County was a male in his 60s…
Sep82020 Newsroom CDHD OFFERS FREE VOLUNTARY TESTING IN PLAINEAST WENATCHEE – In response to concerns about COVID-19 transmission in Chelan and Douglas counties, the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) is…
Sep42020 Newsroom CDHD SEEKS INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN ASSISTING WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTSEAST WENATCHEE – In response to concerns about COVID-19 transmission in Chelan and Douglas counties, the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) is…
Sep32020 Newsroom TWO ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-19EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) reports two additional deaths from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths in Chelan…
Sep12020 Newsroom COVID-19 TEST RESULTS FROM BRIDGEPORTEAST WENATCHEE – In response to concerns about COVID-19 transmission in the Bridgeport community, the Chelan-Douglas Health District offered free…
Aug282020 Newsroom CDHD OFFERS FREE, VOLUNTARY TESTING IN ROCK ISLANDEAST WENATCHEE – In response to concerns about COVID-19 transmission in Chelan and Douglas counties, the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) is…
Aug282020 Newsroom CDHD ASSISTS MCDOUGALL & SONS WITH COVID-19 RESPONSEEAST WENATCHEE – On August 27, 2020, McDougall & Sons confirmed their ninth positive employee case of COVID-19, at the packing plant work site within…
Aug212020 Newsroom MASSIVE TESTING EFFORTS IN BRIDGEPORT, WAWENATCHEE – On August 18, 2020, the Chelan-Douglas Health District and Columbia Valley Community Health conducted a community-wide voluntary COVID-19…
Aug202020 Newsroom RESULTS FROM FREE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTING IN BRIDGEPORT, WAEAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distrct (CDHD) and Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) conducted a community-wide voluntary testing event…
Aug192020 Newsroom FREE COVID-19 TESTS AVAILABLE TO MANSON RESIDENTSChelan-Douglas Health District and Columbia Valley Community Health Testing Efforts
Aug192020 Newsroom NEW LOCATION FOR FREE COVID-19 TESTING IN MANSONChelan-Douglas Health District and Columbia Valley Community Health Testing Efforts
Aug182020 Newsroom FREE COVID-19 TESTS AVAILABLE TO CHELAN RESIDENTSChelan-Douglas Health District and Columbia Valley Community Health Testing Efforts
Aug172020 Newsroom FREE COVID-19 TESTS AVAILABLE TO BRIDGEPORT RESIDENTSChelan-Douglas Health District and Columbia Valley Community Health Testing Efforts
Aug172020 Newsroom THREE ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)This brings the total deaths in Chelan & Douglas Counties to 16
Aug42020 Newsroom CORRECTION ON NUMBER OF POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT BENEFICIAL IN-HOME CARE FACILITYEAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distrcit (CDHD) would like to clarify that five (5) total employees at Beneficial In-Home Care in East…
Jul302020 Newsroom FIVE (5) POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT BENEFICIAL IN-HOME CARE FACILITYEAST WENATCHEE – On July 30, 2020, Chelan-Douglas Health Distrcit (CDHD) confirmed five (5) cases of COVID-19 at Beneficial In-home Care in East…
Jul292020 Newsroom CHELAN-DOUGLAS HEALTH DISTRICT MOVES TO WEEKLY DATA UPDATES STARTING AUGUST 1, 2020Daily counts of positive COVID-19 cases by county will still be posted
Jul282020 Newsroom Twelfth (12th) & Thirteenth (13th) Death Associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19) Identified by Chelan-Douglas Health DistrictEAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distict (CDHD) is reporting its 12th and 13 th COVID-19 associated deaths. The individuals were males, one in…
Jul272020 Newsroom SEVENTEEN (17) POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT COLONIAL VISTA LONG-TERM CARE FACILITYEAST WENATCHEE – On July 27, 2020, Chelan-Douglas Health Distrcit confirmed seventeen (17) cases of COVID-19 at Colonial Vista Long-Term Care Facility…
Jul242020 Newsroom Eleventh (11th) Death Associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Chelan-Douglas Health DistrictEAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distict (CDHD) is reporting its 11th COVID-19 associated death. The resident was a male, Douglas County…
Jul232020 Newsroom Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cluster Identified at Local WalmartEAST WENATCHEE – On Wednesday, July 22nd, nursing staff at Chelan-Douglas Health Distict (CDHD) reported a cluster of 21 positive COVID-19 cases…
Jul212020 Newsroom Tenth (10th) Death Associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Chelan-Douglas Health DistrictEAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distict (CDHD) is reporting its 10th COVID-19 associated death. The resident was a female, Douglas County…
Jul82020 Newsroom SEVEN (7) POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT CASHMERE CARE CENTEREAST WENATCHEE – As of July 7, 2020, seven (7) residents have tested positive for Covid-19 at Cashmere Care Center in Cashmere, WA. All positive…
Jul22020 Newsroom CHELAN-DOUGLAS HEALTH DISTRICT (CDHD) STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF “MASKING-UP” AS COVID-19 CASES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
Jun242020 Newsroom Eastmont School District Staff Member Tests Positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19)East Wenatchee, WA – An Eastmont School District staff member involved in a Chromebook collection event last week has tested positive for COVID-19…
Jun192020 Newsroom Water Parks Not Approved Under State’s Current Reopening PhaseEast Wenatchee, WA – After a Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) inspection that found a Chelan-area water park was well prepared to meet…
Jun152020 Newsroom Local Water Testing ScamEast Wenatchee, WA – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) received a message regarding a potential scam that involves two male individuals who…
Jun112020 Newsroom Chelan-Douglas Health District Approved for a Modified Phase I ReopeningEast Wenatchee, WA – Yesterday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m., Secretary Wiesman of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) approved Chelan-Douglas…
Jun112020 Newsroom Additional Farmworker Testing Increases COVID-19 CountsEast Wenatchee, WA – Recent testing at an agricultural congregate housing facility in Chelan Falls resulted in a slight uptick of positive Coronavirus…
Jun52020 Newsroom BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVES CDHD REOPENING PROPOSALZoom meeting is hacked during discussion
May282020 Newsroom CHELAN-DOUGLAS HEALTH DISTRICT BOARD OF HEALTH ADDRESSES SAFE REOPENINGEast Wenatchee, WA – The Chelan-Douglas Health District Board of Health passed Resolution 2020-004 on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, calling for the gradual…
Apr212020 Newsroom Stemilt Ag Services shares COVID-19 test results from isolated East Wenatchee siteWENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt Ag Services (SAS) received COVID-19 results late yesterday after coordinating with Confluence Health to proactively test 71…
Mar242020 Newsroom Cascade Medical Reports Two (2) Positive TestsEast Wenatchee, WA – This is a joint news release from Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) and Cascade Medical. On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, CDHD was…
Mar242020 Newsroom First COVID-19 Death and Additional Lab-Confirmed Cases for CDHDEast Wenatchee, WA – This is a joint news release from Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) and Confluence Health. CDHD was notified on March 24…
Mar232020 Newsroom Additional Lab-Confirmed Cases for CDHD Douglas County’s First Positive CaseEast Wenatchee, WA – This is a joint news release from Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) and Confluence Health. CDHD was notified by Confluence…
Mar202020 Newsroom CHELAN-DOUGLAS HEALTH DISTRICT WILL ENFORCE GOVERNOR’S ORDERSWenatchee, WA – Recent emergency orders from our Governor have made it illegal for restaurants, gyms and other group gathering sites to continue…
Mar202020 Newsroom Third Lab-Confirmed Case in Chelan CountyWenatchee, WA – This morning Chelan-Douglas Health District learned of a third lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in Chelan County.
Mar182020 Newsroom In-Person Services Closed at Chelan-Douglas Health DistrictMany services are available on-line or by phone.
Mar172020 Newsroom First Two Positive COVID-19 Cases for Chelan-Douglas Health DistrictEast Wenatchee, WA – This is a joint news release from Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) and Confluence Health. CDHD was notified by Confluence…
Mar62020 Newsroom CDHD Activates Emergency Response to COVID-19Wenatchee, WA – Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) has responded vigorously to the COVID-19 epidemic, and is formally announcing activation of its…
Mar42020 Newsroom Second Chelan-Douglas Patient Tested for COVID-19East Wenatchee, WA – A second resident of our area (Chelan and Douglas Counties) is being tested for COVID-19 at the State’s Public Health Laboratory…
Mar32020 Newsroom Local Patient Tested for COVID-19East Wenatchee, WA – On March 2, 2020, Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) was notified that a patient at Cascade Medical in Leavenworth met…
Mar22020 Newsroom Chelan-Douglas Counties and 2019 Novel CoronavirusEast Wenatchee, WA – As of Monday, March 2, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC…
Jan222020 Newsroom First Coronavirus Case in Washington StateEast Wenatchee, WA – On January 21, 2020 the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first national case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (…
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