CORRECTION ON NUMBER OF POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AT BENEFICIAL IN-HOME CARE FACILITY

EAST WENATCHEE – Chelan-Douglas Health Distrcit (CDHD) would like to clarify that five (5) total employees at Beneficial In-Home Care in East Wenatchee, Washington, tested positive for COVID-19 over a five (5) week period of time, with only four (4) positive cases of COVID-19 within a 14 day time frame. According to Beneficial In-Home Care, all clients were notified of the situation and those that wanted to be tested have been able to receive testing. Beneficial In-Home Care will continue to report any future positive employees to CDHD.

Public health would like to remind everyone to keep a six (6) foot distance from others and wear a mask in public. Masking is the next best thing to a vaccine. For more information, please visit www.cdhd.wa.gov/covid-19 and follow us on Facebook & Twitter.

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