0:22 – Updated COVID-19 numbers for Shasta County (as of 11 a.m. today).
1:52 – Sheriff Magrini talks about the way the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office RPD and APD are working together on “stay-at-home” violations.
2:58 – Health Officer, Dr. Karen Ramstrom, talks about how the community’s efforts to slow the spread has helped keep the number of positive cases down and the importance not easing up on social distancing practices for the time being.
4:35 – Mercy Redding announces that they have received COVID-19 testing kits and will now be assisting with testing in our area, in addition to private labs and the Public Health Lab. However, there is limited supply. Testing results come back within about an hour of being run through the machine.
6:58 – Mayers Hospital talks about the measures they’ve taken to protect both residents and healthcare workers in their skilled nursing facility.
9:32 – Mercy Redding provides more specific details on the testing kits.
10:43 – Sheriff Magrini answers questions about the inmates being released per the Governor’s order.
13:45 – Dr. Ramstrom talks about the possibility of haven’t to stay-at-home longer than the rest of the state and being thoughtful about the steps we take to return to our usual lives.
16:32 – Sheriff Magrini fields a question about the jail’s ability to isolate an inmate if they test positive for COVID-19.
18:52 – Dr. Ramstrom talks about travel and highly recommending that people who are coming back into Shasta County quarantine themselves for 14 days as a precaution and reminds us all to not travel unless it’s for an essential purpose.
21:22 – Dr. Ramstrom addresses a question about lodging services, such as AirB&B, being open and reiterates that no one should be traveling for a non-essential purpose, urging people who have traveled out of the area to quarantine themselves for 14-days upon return.
22:43 – Sheriff Magrini responds to a question about testing inmates that will be released (per the governor’s order), stating that there have been no positive cases of COVID-19 in the jail, but if an inmate were to show symptoms, they would follow guidelines to have them tested.
24:17 – Dr. Ramstrom responds to another question about Air B&Bs staying open and recommends that AirB&B owners cancel reservations for non-essential travelers.
26:42 – Sheriff Magrini fields another question about inmates being released and whether that could lead to an increase in crime, saying that the possibility exists and the department’s ability to hold people accountable is hindered by the actions of the state.
29:03 – Hospital partners and HHSA Director, Donnell Ewert, field a question about how many COVID-19 patients are hospitalized.
