0:19 – Updated COVID-19 numbers for Shasta County (Current as of 6 p.m. on 4/16/2020)
0:50 – HHSA Director, Donnell Ewert and Health Officer, Dr. Karen Ramstrom, clarify some points about the Covid Act Now models talked about in Wednesday’s briefing.
9:04 – Christy Coleman, Director of the Shasta County Housing and Community Action Agency, talks about efforts to aid vulnerable, high risk populations during the pandemic, such as people who are over 65 or with underlying medical conditions that are experiencing homelessness. They have been working with local hotels to provide shelter for these high-risk individuals and take care of their case management needs.
11:36 – Donnell Ewert and Dr. Karen Ramstrom respond to a question about the Johns Hopkins data for Butte County and if there is comparable data for Shasta County.
14:43 – Dr. Ramstrom talks about how HHSA and partners are beginning to evaluate a path to normalcy, which will be done in a gradual, cautious, step-wise manner.
17:25 – Donnell Ewert and Dr. Ramstrom field questions about staffing the Federal Medical Station.
19:58 – Donnell Ewert and Dr. Ramstrom talk about the differences between the current type of testing that is available and the kind of testing that would be needed to do a random study of COVID-19 in Shasta County.
23:55 – Dr. Ramstrom addresses a question about the positive case in the Veterans home and talks about the work that is being to protect residents and staff in the facility.
