38 new COVID cases on San Juan Island
Posted February 4, 2022 at 10:45 am by Jeff Arnim
The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management reports 38 confirmed or probable new COVID cases on San Juan Island since Jan. 28. The County also reports 17 new cases on Orcas Island, and seven on Lopez Island. This week’s 62 new cases are a decline of more than half over last week, and bring the total case count to 1,048.
In their media release, the County outlined some positive news about regional COVID trends:
Though still high, case rates have started to decline in much of Western Washington (though still on the rise in Eastern Washington). Hospitalization rates have slowed but are not yet dropping, and death rates are still increasing — both trends that make sense, given the time that usually passes between initial infection and hospitalization for those with the most severe cases of COVID. With luck, current trends will hold and we’ll see cases drop quickly in the islands over the next few weeks.
San Juan County Health & Community Services continues to offer free vaccinations, although they note that their February vaccine clinics will be the last scheduled clinics for adults. From March onward, the County will instead focus on clinics for children. Vaccines for adults will still be available through local pharmacies and medical providers.
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