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Given the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases throughout the county, the Hood River County Health Department is unable to reach out to positive individuals in a timely manner for case investigation and quarantine guidance. We are concerned for your health and well-being and are working as fast as we are able to contact positive individuals. Please answer the phone for our COVID-19 case investigators when they call.In the meantime, if you have tested positive for COVID-19, it is important that you adhere to the following instructions, even if you are vaccinated:✅ Immediately isolate yourself for 10 days from the onset of symptoms, or date of positive test if you are without symptoms✅ Notify any individuals you have had close contact with starting 2 days before symptom onset, or 2 days before your positive test if you have no symptoms● Close contacts should quarantine for 14 days following exposure to a positive individual✅ Notify your medical provider if you are at high risk for complications. This includes being older than 65 and/or having a chronic medical condition such as high blood pressure, heart or lung disease, an autoimmune disorder, cancer diagnosis or have undergone cancer treatment in recent years, obesity, or diabetes✅ Call the health department at 541-386-1115 and ask for a case investigator if you have questions or need assistance to get food, medicine, rental or utilities assistance, alternative housing, or a letter for your employerThank you for helping us slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect our community. ... See MoreSee Less

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Hood River County Health Department

22 hours ago

Debido el reciente aumento de nuevos casos de COVID-19 en todo el Condado, el Departamento de Salud del Condado Hood River no puede comunicarse con las personas que dan positivo de manera oportuna para la investigación de casos y la orientación de cuarentena. Estamos preocupados por su salud y bienestar y estamos trabajando tan rápido como podemos contactar a personas que dan positivo. Por favor, cuando llamen nuestros investigadores de casos del COVID-19 conteste el teléfono.Mientras tanto, si ha dado positivo en la prueba de COVID-19, es importante que siga las siguientes instrucciones, incluso si está vacunado:✅ Aíslese inmediatamente durante 10 días desde el inicio de los síntomas o la fecha de la prueba positiva si no tiene síntoma✅ Notifique a cualquier persona con la que haya tenido contacto cercano comenzando 2 días antes del inicio de los síntomas, o 2 días antes de su prueba positiva si no tiene síntomas.● Los contactos cercanos deben permanecer en cuarentena por 14 días después de la exposición a un individuo positivo✅ Notifique a su proveedor médico si tiene un alto riesgo de sufrir complicaciones. Esto incluye el ser mayor de 65 años y / o tener una afección médica crónica como alta presión arterial, padecimientos cardíacos o pulmonares, un trastorno autoinmune, diagnóstico de cáncer o haber recibido tratamiento contra el cáncer en los últimos años, obesidad o diabetes.✅ Llame al departamento de salud al 541-386-1115 y pida hablar con un investigador de casos si tiene preguntas o necesita ayuda para obtener alimentos, medicinas, asistencia para la renta o los servicios públicos, vivienda alternativa o una carta para su empleador.Gracias por ayudarnos a frenar la propagación de COVID-19 y proteger a nuestra comunidad. ... See MoreSee Less

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Hood River County Health Department

2 days ago

Need a COVID-19 test?● Talk with your healthcare provider about where to access testing.● There are free COVID-19 tests available every Tuesday in September from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the River of Life Assembly Church.● You can also find information on testing locations and home self-testing at www.gorgeimpact.com/testing. ... See MoreSee Less

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Hood River County Health Department

3 days ago

OHA releases statement on booster dose recommendation : Oregon Vaccine News

covidblog.oregon.gov

Today, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened medical experts to discuss whether to recommend that people who’ve previously been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vac...

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1109 June St., Hood River, OR 97031

541-386-1115

covidvaccine@co.hood-river.or.us

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541-399-8022 (English)
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