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pnwmom

(108,995 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:43 PM Mar 2020

This is how they hide their COVID-19 cases in (rural, red) Benton/Franklin WA health district.

A friend of ours called to report a possible exposure after his airline told him he'd been exposed. But the health dept. wouldn't test him because his fever wasn't high enough.

So their website, which used to say "0 cases under investigation" now says there are no "reported cases of COVID19." Which is true, because the person wasn't tested. But he's still out there in their community, with his cold or flu or whatever.

https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=10766056&pageId=16382061

This is an evolving situation. This article will be updated as more information is available.

Last Updated 03/04/2020

No cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Benton or Franklin Counties.

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This is how they hide their COVID-19 cases in (rural, red) Benton/Franklin WA health district. (Original Post) pnwmom Mar 2020 OP

Next up...testing was not done properly at X facility. Lars39 Mar 2020 #1

Insanity pat_k Mar 2020 #2

This happened a week ago. Still, it was infuriating to see their website pnwmom Mar 2020 #4

Yep, on purpose uponit7771 Mar 2020 #3

trumpers think ignoring a problem makes it disappear Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #5

Yup, once we get more testing, i expect confirmed cases to skyrocket uppityperson Mar 2020 #6

Lars39

(26,116 posts)

1. Next up...testing was not done properly at X facility.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:48 PM

Mar 2020

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

2. Insanity

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 07:00 PM

Mar 2020

Supposedly, with UW now testing, our testing capacity is way up.

I might understand the need to "triage" when the scandalous DT testing debacle tied the hands of the states, but things should be changing now.

pnwmom

(108,995 posts)

4. This happened a week ago. Still, it was infuriating to see their website

Reply to pat_k (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 07:39 PM

Mar 2020

back then saying "no cases under investigation," when, at the very least, they should have followed up with the airline about the notice my friend had gotten.