Our 6 p.m. report continues, with the latest data we could round up for July 17, 2020. Our next report will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 20.Our late afternoon report, Monday through Friday, is part of our effort to provide the communities served by the Curry Coastal Pilot and Del Norte Triplicate with the latest relevant information about COVID-19.Although the communities we serve are in two different counties and two different states, residents frequently travel to neighboring communities for work and shopping. The virus is not contained by city, county or state boundaries. 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The City of Brookings has KN95 Masks available for small businesses. Information here.News! California governor says counties on the state’s “watch list” — which DOES NOT include Del Norte — must plan for online learning and not bring students back to classrooms next month. Oregon’s governor hasn’t gone that far, but did say earlier this week: “it has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year. Many, if not most Oregon students are in districts that will focus on online distance learning or have a hybrid model of some online education and some in-person classroom time.”The information here is as of late afternoon Friday, July 17. Unfortunately, all jurisdictions do not report information in the same format, so some information has not been provided for us to share:California and Del Norte CountyCalifornia, updated July 17, 2020, with data from July 15:Tests reported — 5,793,276Total cases — 366,164 (2.8% increase over previous day)Total deaths — 7,475 (130 new deaths; 1.8% increase over previous day)On July 13, California imposed some restrictions statewide, including Del Norte County. This included shutting down indoor dine-in restaurants and bars. In other counties, especially in Central and Southern California, further restrictions are in place. On Monday, there were 25 counties on what has been called a “watch list,” but by this afternoon there were 32. However, no county north of Glenn County is on California’s list of greatest concern. Get the latest information about rules for various counties online here. Del Norte County According to the latest information, updated on the public health website Thursday afternoon, Del Norte County has only one known active case of COVID-19. The other information reported here yesterday is the same as showing today.New confirmed COVID-19 cases: 1Current Hospitalizations: 0Total tests: 3109Total confirmed cases: 62Total active cases: 1Total inactive cases: 61Total hospitalizations: 2Total deaths: 0 TransmissionContact to a Known Case: 43 cases (69%)Travel-Acquired: 1 cases (2%)Community Transmission: 17 cases (27%)Under Investigation: 1 cases (2%)GenderMales: 31 cases (50%)Females: 31 cases (50%)Age Range0-17 years: 16 cases (26%)18-49 years: 34 cases (55%)50-64 years: 8 cases (13%)65+ years: 4 cases (6%)Other DataMean Age: 32Symptomatic Cases: 36 cases (58%)Asymptomatic Cases: 26 cases (42%)Passive Case Finding: 25 cases (40%)Active Case Finding: 37 cases (60%)For more information about these numbers is available here.Oregon and Curry CountyOregon Health Authority did not report any new cases in Curry County and there has been no report of new cases in the county since July 7.COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.Oregon Health Authority reported 307 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 13,802.The new cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (19), Clatsop (1), Columbia (2), Coos (4), Deschutes (12), Douglas (3), Hood River (2), Jackson (12), Jefferson (7), Josephine (2), Klamath (2), Lane (10), Lincoln (1), Linn (3), Malheur (9), Marion (39), Morrow (6), Multnomah (88), Polk (3), Umatilla (38), Union (2), Wasco (1), Washington (37) and Yamhill (2).Curry County has not updated its information website since July 10. As of 4:24 this afternoon it continues to show:Active positive cases: 2Recovered cases: 7Negative cases: 777Completed tests: 786The latest information from Curry County is posted here. Pelican Bay State PrisonAlthough Pelican Bay State Prison is in California, employees live in both Del Norte and Curry counties. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a website with the latest information about efforts to control COVID-19 at facilities throughout the state, including PBSP, and updates data regularly for both staff and inmates here.As of information available at the time of this posting, there been no reports of confirmed positive tests of Pelican Bay inmates and only two confirmed positive employees, both of whom were reported to have recovered and returned to work.CDCR is engaged in testing employees statewide and tested at PBSP earlier this week. Results will be provided to employees and if there are confirmed positives, they will be reported to the county health department.There have been three CDCR staff deaths, previously reported here:May 30 — staff member from California Rehabilitation CenterJune 3 — staff member from Ironwood State PrisonJuly 13 — staff member from North Kern State PrisonThere have been 39 inmate deaths.Across the countryThe Centers for Disease Control keeps tab on COVID-19 across the country.Information updated on July 16, 2020, showed:Total cases — 3,555,877 (72,045 new cases since the day before)Total deaths — 137,864 (926 deaths since the day before).Around the worldThe World Health Organization publishes a regular situation report with a great amount of detail about COVID-19 around the world.The July 17, 2020, report is here. Of 13,616,593 cases, a total of 237,743 had been reported in the previous 24 hours. Of 585,727 deaths, 5,682 had been reported in the previous 24 hours.About COVID-19Basic information about COVID-19 is available at the Centers for Disease Control website. What you need to know:Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.Symptoms may include:Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:Fever or chillsCoughShortness of breath or difficulty breathingFatigueMuscle or body achesHeadacheNew loss of taste or smellSore throatCongestion or runny noseNausea or vomitingDiarrheaThis website has a handy self-checker questionnaire. TestingDel Norte County provides a website here with information about testing, which includes some options for Oregon residents, as well as California residents. As of today, the information may seem a little dated, but it's a good start if you would like to be tested.CVS Pharmacy in Crescent City also provides testing, appointment required, for California residents only. Information here. In Curry County, check this website for testing information. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });