Jackson County Public Health Reports New COVID-19 Cases - April 11, 2020

[Medford, Oregon] — April 12, 2020, Jackson County Public Health is reporting three new COVID-19 cases on Saturday April 11, 2020 and no new cases on Sunday April 12, 2020. This brings the total to 46 cases in Jackson County. At this time, there are no fatalities from COVID-19 reported in Jackson County.

In Jackson County, all age groups now have at least one confirmed case. For demographic data on the total cases, please access the Jackson County HHS COVID-19 webpage. This data is located under the Jackson County Daily Situational Update tab.

Here are what individuals should and shouldn’t do under Governor Kate Brown’s executive orders that are in place to flatten the curve:

Do

• Stay home as much as possible; this includes kids and teens
• Stay at least 6 feet away from others any time you are out
• Go out only for essentials (groceries and medical care), drop food off to neighbors who can’t go out
• Exercise outside and remain 6 feet apart from other people
• Have video and phone chats

Don’t

• Gather in groups
• Get together with friends and family outside your immediate household (no drinks or dinners)
• Have playdates for kids
• Make unnecessary trips

For more information:

The public can call 211-information with general questions

OHA Emerging Respiratory Disease page: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus    

CDC COVID-19 page: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html  

Jackson County Health and Human Services: http://jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/COVID-19    

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