CHW release – Coos Health & Wellness feels that keeping Coos County open and creating a safe environment for our children to return to in-person instruction at school are two very important goals. The State has set specific data points for both the counties and the State to reach before schools may re-open. Each week we will post the newest data on our social media and include the data in the below graphic. For all schools to return to in-person instruction the following metrics must be met 3 weeks in a row: • Coos County Case Rate ≤10 cases per 100,000 population. • Test positivity ≤5% in the preceding 7 days. • State Metric of test positivity ≤5% in the preceding 7 days. There is an exception for students in Kindergarten to 3rd grade to return to in-person instruction if the following metrics have been met 3 weeks in a row: • Coos County test positivity is ≤5% in the preceding 7 days. • Coos County case rate is ≤30 cases per 100,000 population. You may access the web based School Metrics Dashboard for additional details HERE. Be sure to select Coos County in the drop down menu. Schools are finishing their Operational Blueprints for the 2020-2021 school year. You may see these blueprints HERE. It is up to us, as a community, to be the best public health stewards we can be. If you have any questions regarding COVID-19, please visit our website HERE for the most recent guidance, or email us at covid19.questions@chw.coos.or.us.
