The risk dial moved up from a 2.0 to 2.27 this week, this falls within the elevated risk level. There were increases in the following data which contributed to the move in the risk dial:
- Contact Tracing
- Direct contacts of positives
- Testing Availability
- Testing Turnaround Time
The WCDHD risk
dial is used to show our community how COVID-19 is impacting our area
at a point-in-time.
Every week WCDHD’s team applies a set process for reviewing
available, current data (including positivity rate, cases, testing,
contact tracing and health care system capacity) to set the risk dial
for that week. Because our process is driven by the current
data each week, we cannot predict when we will move the dial up or
down.
The best way to move our community toward green is
to practice social distancing and to wear face coverings when in
public.
The COVID-19 Community Risk Dial provides a summary of current COVID-19 conditions in the West Central District. Each level of risk: low (green), moderate (yellow), elevated (orange), and high (red) are determined by federal and national guidance published by top public health experts and is coupled with specific guidance for actions to take at home, at work, and in the community.
The following data is used when determining dial placement:
- Weekly Positivity Rate
- Overall Positivity Rate
- New Cases
- Rate of Cases per day
- Daily Hospitalization
- ICU Availability
- Ventilator Availability
- Community Spread
- Testing Availability
- Testing Turnaround Time
- Contact Tracing
- Direct contacts of positives
- Medical & Surgical Bed Availability
- Availability of Reliable and Valid Antibody Testing
- Availability of effective treatment modalities for COVID-19
- An effective vaccine that is widely available
- Being able to easily obtain PPE through standard supply chains
The risk dial will be updated every Thursday after the information is presented to the Public Health Command Center. Dial updates are posted HERE the WCDHD facebook page, as well as the dashboard.