COVID News Archive

Note: these are archived media releases. Some information may have changed since original posting

Boosters Available for Ages 5-11 (5/24/22)

Case Update (5/20/22)

Case Update (5/13/22) (español)

Case Update (5/5/22) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/1/22)

Weekly Case Update (3/25/22)

Weekly Case Update (3/18/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (3/11/22)  (español) 

Weekly Case Update (3/4/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (2/25/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (2/18/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (2/11/22) (español)   

More At-Home Test Kits Available Later This Week (2/8/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (2/4/22) (español) 

At-Home Test Kits Available Starting 2/2 (2/1/22)

Weekly Case Update (1/28/22) (español)  

Weekly Case Update (1/21/22) (español) 

First Fatality in San Juan County (1/19/22)

Weekly Case Update (1/14/22)

Weekly Case Update (1/7/22) (español) 

Weekly Case Update (12/31/21) (español) 

Weekly Case Update (12/24/21)

Weekly Case Update (12/17/21) 

Weekly Case Update (12/10/21) 

Weekly Case Update (12/3/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (11/26/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (11/18/21) (español) 

Weekly Case Update (11/12/21)

Appointments Filling Fast for Child and Booster Vaccines (11/12/21)

Weekly Case Update (11/5/21)

Pediatric Vaccine Appointments NOW Open (11/2/21)  (español)

Weekly Case Update (10/29/21)

Weekly Case Update (10/22/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (10/15/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (10/8/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (10/1/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (9/24/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (9/17/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (9/10/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (9/3/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (8/27/21) (español)

Reinstatement of Mask Order (8/12/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (8/20/21) (español)

August Vaccination Clinics (8/17/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (8/13/21) (español)

Orcas Case Cluster and Weekly Update (8/5/21) (español)

Case Cluster Investigation Underway (8/3/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (7/30/21) (español)

Regional Health Officers' Indoor Masking Recommendation (7/26/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (7/22/21) (español)

Breakthrough Cases, Variants and the Continued Need for Vaccinations (7/20/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (7/2/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (6/25/21) (español)

Indoor Masking Order to be Lifted on June 27th (6/17/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (6/18/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (6/11/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (6/4/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (5/27/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (5/21/21) (español)

An Update on Indoor and Outdoor Masking (5/14/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (5/14/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (5/7/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/30/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/23/21) (español)

National Guard Support to SJC (4/16/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/16/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/9/21) (español)

A Reminder for All Islands (4/7/21) (español)

Community Update - Case Surge on SJI (4/7/21) (español)

Next Vaccine Registration Opening: 4/5 @ 9am (4/2/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (4/2/21) (español)

Next Vaccine Registration Opening: 3/29 @ 9am (3/12/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (3/26/21) (español)

Expanded Vaccine Eligibility (3/23/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (3/19/21) (español)

Next Vaccine Registration Opening: 3/22 @ 9am (3/12/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (3/12/21) (español)

Request for Info From 65+ Unvaccinated (3/9/21) (español)

K-12 Educator/Staff and Childcare Vaccine Effort (3/9/21) (español)

Vaccine Distribution Data (3/5/21) (español)

Vaccine Registration Window on March 8th (3/5/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (3/5/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (2/26/21) (español)

Plea to Community Regarding Vaccine Eligibility (2/19/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (2/19/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (2/12/21) (español)

Release of New Vaccine Appointments (2/12/21) (español)

Updated Health Officer Guidance on School Reopening (2/10/21) (español)

Update on Feb 10 Vaccine Registration (2/10/21) (español)

Update on Feb 10 Vaccine Registration (2/10/21)

National Guard Support to SJC (2/9/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (2/8/21) (español)

Weekly Case Update (2/5/21)

Plea to Community re: Travel (2/4/21) (español)

Update on Vaccine Registration (2/4/21)

Weekly Case Update (1/29/21)

Vaccine Registration Update (1/29/21)

Weekly Case Update (1/22/21)

Opening of Phase 1b Tier 1 Vaccine Group (1/18/21)

Community Leaders Urge Limited Travel (11/13/20)

Weekly Case Update (1/15/21)

Weekly Case Update (1/8/21)

Weekly Case Update (12/31/20)

First San Juan County Vaccine Clinic (12/30/20)

Weekly Case Update 12/25/20

First Vaccine Arrival in SJC (12/24/20)

COVID Alert: Building Job Site Safety (12/23/20) (español)

Weekly Case Update (12/18/20)

Weekly Case Update (12/11/20)

Weekly Case Update (12/4/20)

Case Update (11/25/20)

Weekly Case Update (11/20/20)

New Cases and Overall Update (11/16/20)

New Cases in San Juan County (11/13/20)

New Cases in San Juan County (11/12/20)

New Cases in San Juan County (11/9/20)

New Case on Lopez Island (11/5/20)

Details on Flu Vaccine Availability (10/9/20)

New Case on Orcas Island (11/2/20)

New Case on Orcas Island (10/28/20)

New Cases in San Juan County (10/26/20)

New Case in San Juan County (10/14/20)

Health Officer Order Order Lifting Accommodation Limits (9/10/20)

Summary of Recent SJC Cases (8/20/20)

Summary of New Governor Restrictions (7/24/20)

New Case on San Juan Island (7/23/20)

New Case on Orcas Island (7/22/20)

Information on Governor’s Pause on Phase Advancement (7/2/20)

Limited Capacity Transient Lodging Allowed (6/3/20)

San Juan County Approved to Move to Phase 2 (5/23/20)

Health Officer Order Requiring Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces (5/18/20)

New Cases on San Juan Island (7/16/20)

New Cases on San Juan Island (7/13/20)

New Case on Orcas Island (7/6/20)

Update on Recent SJC Cases (6/24/20)

SJC to Request Variance to Move to Modified Phase 3 (6/24/20)

New Case Reported: Lopez Island (6/21/20)

New Case Reported: San Juan Island (6/20/20)

New Case Reported: San Juan Island (6/15/20)

The How, When (potentially), and What of Moving to Phase 3 (6/8/20)

Case Exposure on San Juan Island (5/30/20)

Community Conversations 7 (5/29/20

San Juan County to Request Variance to Move to Phase 2 (5/22/20)

Health Officer Order Limiting Non-Essential Transient Lodging Extended Until Phase 3 (5/22/20)

Community Conversations 6 (5/15/20)

Face Coverings Required Posters for Businesses (5/11/20)

San Juan County Health Officer Order Extended to May 31st (5/2/20)

State Parks in SJC to Open on May 5th (5/2/20)

Community Conversations 6 (5/15/20)

Community Conversations 5 (5/7/20)

New Positive Test Result on San Juan Island (5/5/20)

Community Conversations 4 (5/1/20)

Governor Allows Some Low-Risk Construction to Resume (4/24/20)

Community Conversations 3 (4/23/20)

Farmer’s Market Guidance (4/16/20)

Community Conversations 2 (4/16/20)

Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney on Order Enforcement (4/10/20)

Community Conversation Video Updates (4/8/20)

Cover Your Face (4/5/20)

New Case Updates (4/4/20)

SJC Leaders Urge Strong Action on Mainland Travel (4/3/20)

New Cases on San Juan and Orcas Islands (4/1/20)

Fourth Confirmed Positive Test Result, First on San Juan Island (3/29/20)

Press Release and Frequently Asked Questions about SJC Health Officer Order (3/25/20)

Brief Updates on 2nd case on Orcas and Governor’s Order (3/24/20)

First confirmed case of COVID-19 in San Juan County (3/20/20)

Our latest video San Juan County COVID-19 community update Q&A session recorded Thursday March 19th.

Video Update on COVID-19 status in San Juan County recorded on 3/9/20. 

Frequently Asked Questions for the San Juan Islands about COVID-19 (3/5/2020)

A Common Sense Local Perspective on Coronavirus from San Juan County Health Officials (2/25/2020)