COVID-19 Update June 25, 2020
Agenda 1. COVID -19 Review Timeline • Interventions • Public Health ’s Role and Responsibilities • 2. St. Croix County Covid-19 data 3. What to expect when someone tests positive 4. Review recommendations for safe operation 5. Q & A June 25, 2020
Timeline 2019: • December: 1 st cluster in Wuhan 2020: • January: First Probable Tested in St. Croix Co. (SCC) • January 30: World Heatlh Organization (WHO) Declares Public Emergency • March 12: WI Declares a Health Emergency • March13: WI Closes Schools • March 16,17,20: Mass Gathering Orders • March 18: First Case in WI • March 24: Safer at Home Order • May 13: Supreme Court Ruling Rescinding Safer at Home Order • May 15: SCC Health Advisory: Guidelines for the public, business, and Faith Communities to reopen safely. • June 15: SCC First COVID-19 Death June 25, 2020 • June 22: Health Advisory Updated
Interventions There is still no vaccines and there is limited treatment for COVID-19. Personal Environmental Community STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF: • SURFACE CLEANING OF MAINTAIN 6 FEET DISTANCE • SCC HEALTH ADVISORY FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES FROM NON-HOUSEHOLD ON WWW.SCCWI.GOV/COVID19 MEMBERS • POST REMINDERS OF WEAR A CLOTH FACE • OTHER RECOMMENDED HANDWASHING, COUCH/SNEEZE COVERING IN PUBLIC RESOURCES CDC AND WI DHS ETIQUETE, TO STAY HOME WHEN SICK, 6 FT SOCIAL DISTANCING COVER COUGHS & SNEEZES • SEND SICK EMPLOYEES HOME WASH YOUR HANDS • PROVIDE SOAP , HAND SANITIZER, OFTEN WITH SOAP AND AND SANITIZER WIPES WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS. June 25, 2020
Public Health’s Role and Responsibilities *WI SS 252.02, 252.03 and 252.06 • Investigate, prevent, suppress, and control communicable diseases • May require isolation of sick, quarantine of contacts, and disinfection • Do what is reasonably necessary to control an outbreak or epidemic which may include closing school(s) or implementing public gatherings restrictions June 25, 2020
St. Croix County COVID-19 Data • Dashboard is current, and is being continuously evaluated by our public health team along with GIS specialist Joe Ayers, and PIO Adam Kastonek • https://scccdd.maps.arc gis.com/apps/opsdashb oard/index.html#/859b5 b36d25e47ec8512e8635 6ca8ac2 • Note: data from DHS is about one day behind Public Health/WEDSS data June 25, 2020
WI DHS- COVID-19 Data https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/local.htm June 25, 2020
St Croix County COVID-19 Data June 25, 2020
St Croix County COVID-19 Data *as of 6/16/20 from WEDSS US Census Data Quick Facts for St. Croix County June 25, 2020
What Happens When There is a Positive Positive Case Received at PH Nurse assigned, notified, isolated, determines close contact, and monitored. If positive case worked Isolation of positive is a Household members or while infectious, minimum of 10 days and 3 days other persons that have business is notified. If symptom free been within 6 feet for coworkers were within 6 more than 15 minutes feet for more than 15 are notified and minutes, they are quarantined for 14 days notified and to monitor for quarantined for 14 days symptoms. to monitor for symptoms. • Persons that are isolated or quarantined are followed by PH until cleared. • Employers are notified when isolated or quarantined can return to work. June 25, 2020
Recommendations for Safe Operation • Health Advisory: www.sccwi.gov/covid19 • Anyone that is sick, stay home • Staff/Volunteer/Public should maintain a 6 feet distance from one another unless they are members of the same household • Wear Cloth Masks • Health Screening of staff/volunteer • Plan and Train: What is you have a positive, multiple positives, and multiple close contacts? • Wash Hands Often • Clean commonly touched surfaces often • Post reminders June 25, 2020
COVID-19: Stay Informed Stay informed: SCC-Public Health: o www.sccwi.gov/covid19 o CDC website (www.cdc.gov) o Wisconsin Department of Health website (www.dhs.wisconsin.gov) June 25, 2020
COVID 19 Public Health Response Even Illness becomes wellness when the “I” is replaced with “we”. - Reiteration by Malcom X June 25, 2020
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