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2025-03: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke

2025-02 Champions of Public Health

2025-01: Fentanyl Contamination

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2025 News Releases

2025-03: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke

2025-02 Champions of Public Health

2025-01: Fentanyl Contamination

2024 News Releases

2024-16: Update: Second Bat Tested Positive for Rabies in Chelan County

2024-15: Second Bat Tested Positive

2024-14: Medical Reserve Corps

2024-13: Bat Tested Positive for Rabies-Found in Chelan County

2024-12: Immunizations

2024-11: Air Quality

2024-10 CDHD Hires New Administrator

2024-09: SMARTGOV

2024-08: Spring Break and Respiratory Viruses

2024-07: Pertussis Outbreak - Update

2024-06: Pertussis Outbreak

2024-05: Community Medical Needs Vending Machine

2024-04: Chelan-Douglas Health Administrator Luke Davies Steps Down from Health District

2024-03: Salmonella Infections in Washington linked to Fratelli Beretta Italian-Style Meats

2024-02: Salmonella Outbreak

2024-01: Influenza Deaths

2023 News Releases

2023-08: BOH Alternate

2023-07: NCW Libraries Offer Wildfire Smoke Relief

2023-06: Bat Tested Positive for Rabies-Found in Douglas County

2023-05: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke

2023-04: Bat Tested Positive for Rabies - Found in Chelan County

2023-03: Excessive Heat & Local Cooling Centers

2023-02: Risk of Xylazine in Opioid Use

2023-01: End of Public Health Emergency

2022 News Releases

2022-35: Minimize the Risk of Respiratory Illnesses During the Thanksgiving Holiday

2022-34: CDHD Ceases COVID-19 Vaccine Operations at Town Toyota Center

2022-33: New Omicron Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Now Available For A Wider Age Range

2022-32: Influenza Death

2022-31: Chelan-Douglas Health District to stand down COVID-19 operations at TTC

2022-30: Monkeypox case confirmed in Chelan County

2022-29: Update on COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine Operations at Town Toyota Center

2022-28: Unhealthy Air Quality Conditions

2022-27: New Omicron COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Authorized – Limited Vaccine Supply

2022-26: Unhealthy Air Quality & Labor Day Weekend

2022-25: COVID-19 Testing at Town Toyota Center CLOSED for Labor Day

2022-24: Wildfire Smoke & Unhealthy Air Quality

2022-23: Hot Weather Alert & Cooling Shelters

2022-22: CDHD Resumes Monthly COVID-19 Vaccine Operations at Town Toyota Center

2022-21: Demand for COVID-19 Testing Increases Operations at Town Toyota Center

2022-20: Increase in COVID-19 Cases

2022-19: Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Operations

2022-18: Limited COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Schedule

2022-17: Children Ages 5-11 Now Eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Dose

2022-16: Special Hours for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines at Town Toyota Center on Friday, May 6

2022-15: Update on COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Operations at Town Toyota Center

2022-14: Second COVID-19 Booster Dose Approved

2022-13: New Multi-State Update on Indoor Masking

2022-12: Testing and Vaccine Update

2022-11: State Update On Indoor Mask Requirements

2022-10: COVID-19 testing supply and distribution update

2022-09: Omicron EOC deactivated on Friday (2/10)

2022-08: Omicron Update and Planned Closing of COVID-19 Triage Center

2022-07: Update on Testing Supply & Distribution

2022-06: CDHD Partners with NCW Libraries

2022-05: CDHD Temporarily Closes its Doors to the Public January 20 – 21

2022-04: CDHD’s Official Statement Regarding Local Pharmacist & Fraudulent Vaccine Cards

2022-03: National Guard Deployed to Assist Local Hospital

2022-02: Public Health Prioritizes Testing Over Vaccine Efforts

2022-01: Urgent Message Regarding Registration for COVID-19 Testing at Town Toyota Center

2021 News Releases

2022-65: CDHD: Now is the time to prepare for Omicron

2021-64: Omicron COVID-19 Variant in Washington State

2021-63: Health District Calls for Applications for New Board Members

2021-62: CDHD adds Additional Pediatric Clinics For Children Ages 5 – 11

2021-61: Additional Pediatric Clinics for Children

2021-60: Pre-registration for COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11 Now Open

2021-59: COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Approved for Children Ages 5 – 11

2021-58: Healthcare Community Statement on the Mixing & Matching of COVID Boosters

2021-57: Pfizer Booster (Third) Dose Clinic Opens on Tuesday Older Adults and Those at Increased Risk

2021-56: APPROVED Pfizer Booster (Third) Dose for Older Adults and Those at Increased Risk

2021-55: Healthcare Community Statement On mAb Treatment

2021-54: CDHD Stands-Up A New COVID-19 Vaccine Site in East Wenatchee

2021-53: Ivermectin should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19

2021-52: Educator Vaccination Requirement and Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate

2021-51: Harmful Algae Blooms Found in Washington Lakes and Rivers

2021-49: Unhealthy Air Quality

2021-50: Back to School Immunizations

2021-48: COVID-19 Vaccine Locations throughout Chelan & Douglas County

2021-47: COVID-19 Update - Delta Variant and Increase in Cases and Hospitalizations

2021-46 Unhealthy Air Quality

2021-45 Rabid Bat

2021-44 Reopening & Masking

2021-43 Hot Weather Alert & Cooling Centers

2021-42 Mass Vaxx Site Moves Indoors Due to Heatwave

2021-41 Vaccine Clinics Week of 6.22

2021-39 Vaccine Clinic in Bridgeport

2021-40 Vaccine Clinics Week of 6.14

2021-37 New TTC Hours & Operation Changes

2021-38 Hospitals Across the state at Capacity

2021-36 Vaccine Clinic in Plain

2021-35 Vaccine Clinic in Entiat

2021-34 Updated COVID Workplace Guidance

2021-33 Face Coverings Update

2021-32 12+ Vaccine Eligibility

2020 News Releases

News-Release-2nd-Pt-Tested-3-4-2020

2020-83 Testing Suspended Dec. 23-27 - ENG

2020-82 CDHD Hires New Agency Administrator

2020-81 Two Additional COVID Deaths

2020-80 One Additional COVID Death

2020-79_Delays in Testing Notification

2020-78 Case Rate at All Time High

2020-77 Six Additional COVID Deaths

2020-76 CDHD Expands Testing Dates

2020-75 Live Townhall-Style Event

2020-74 Cashmere Testing - Farmworkers Encouraged to Test

2020-73 New Testing Site for Students & General Community

2020-72 Local Church Outbreak

2020-71 Christopher House Outbreak

2020-70 Case Rate Over 200 for CDHD

2020-69 One Additional COVID Death

2020-68 Three Additional COVID Deaths

2020-67 Local COVID Investigation & Contact Tracing

2020-66 Halloween for CDHD

2020-65 Friday Drive-thru Testing Cancelled Due to Weather

2020-64 Local Cyber Attack References Phase II Guidance

2020-63 Community Test Results

2020-62 CDHD Now in Phase II

2020-61 CDHD Continues Testing for Week of 10.12

2020-60 Additional COVID19 Death

2020-59 Statistical Error in Case Data

2020-58 Additional COVID19 Death

2020-57 CDC Arrial & COVID19 Efforts

2020-56 Additional COVID19 Death

2020-55 Date Clarification for Cashmere Testing

2020-54 Testing in Cashmere

2020-53 Four Additional COVID19 Deaths

2020-52 FB Live Meet & Greet

2020-51 Testing Site Update

2020-50 Testing Rescheduled AGAIN due to Air Quality

2020-49 Testing Rescheduled due to Air Quality

2020-48 New Interim Admin for CDHD

2020-47 Additional Death from COVID19

2020-46 CDHD Offers free COVID-19 testing in Plain

2020-44 CDHD Is Looking for Community Outreach Volunteers

2020-43 Two Additional Deaths from COVID-19

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2020-33-Three-COVID-Deaths

2020-32-Regional Guidance on In-Person Classroom Instruction

2020-31-Correction of Cases at Beneficial In-Home Care

2020-30-Cluster at Beneficial In-Home Care

2020-29-Weekly Data Updates

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2020-27-Colonial-Vista-Outbreak

2020-26-Eleventh-Death

2020-25-Walmart-Cluster

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2020-23-Cashmere-Care-Center

2020-22-Masking-Survey

2020-21-ESD-Positive-Staff

2020-20-Water-Park-Not-Approved

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2020-17-Chelan-Falls-Uptick-in-Case-Count

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21-02 Public Health Advisory – Delta Variant for Entertainment Facilities

07-29-21 Delta Variant –Health Advisory

12-04-20 An Urgent Message from your Local Health Care Workers

12-01-20 It’s time we all act like we have COVID-19 – Dr. Butler Op Ed

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04-03-20 Cloth Face Masks & Gowns – PPE

04-01-20 “I Can Help” Door Hanger & Postcards Advisory

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