COVID-19 Dashboard

Coronaviruses, including COVID-19, spread between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) via coughing or sneezing. It may also spread by touching a surface or object with the virus on it. The same good health habits that prevent other viruses like the flu also prevent the spread of COVID-19 and decrease the risk of getting sick: 

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, with 60% alcohol, if soap and water are not available.
• Cough into a tissue or your elbow (not your hand), then throw tissue away and wash your hands.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Keep students home if they are running a temperature or they report not feeling well or appear weak or ill.
• Consult your health care provider if you or your child has health conditions that put you at increased risk.

This is a dynamic situation. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Public Health Seattle & King County website and sign up for email alerts from their agency. The District continues to follow the guidance of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Public Health Seattle & King County in our response to COVID-19, including decisions to close schools and whether students or staff would need to be quarantined. 

Enumclaw School District will provide updates on any changes directed from King County Public Health. Updates will be communicated below and via email. Please ensure that email contact information is up-to-date on your Family Access Account in Skyward at http://eaplus.enumclaw.wa-k12.net/.  Please contact Jamie Franz at 360-802-7121 if you are having difficulty updating your information. 

For the most up-to-date information, visit the Public Health Seattle & King County website and sign up for email alerts from their agency.

What resources are available for talking to kids about COVID-19?

• Here’s an informative graphic resource from NPR.
• Guidance from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on talking to kids in a way that will reduce stress and help calm anxieties.
• Tips from the Washington State Department of Health for teaching proper handwashing techniques.

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
• Washington Department of Health (DOH), Coronavirus School Resources and Recommendations
• Public Health – Seattle and King County (PHSKC), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
• Reopening Washington Schools Q & A for school districts 
• Reopening WA Schools Planning Guide 

• If you are in King County and believe you were exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19, contact the King County Novel Coronavirus Call Center: 206-477-3977.
• The call center will be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
• For general concerns and questions about COVID-19, please call the Washington State Novel Coronavirus Call Center at 800-525-0127

• If you have symptoms like cough, fever, or other respiratory problems, call your health care provider. Do not go to the emergency room. Emergency rooms need to be able to serve those with the most critical needs.
• If you are having a medical emergency, call 9-1-1.

• Do not go to the emergency room unless essential. Emergency rooms need to be able to serve those with the most critical needs. If you have symptoms like cough, fever, or other respiratory problems, contact your regular doctor first.
• Stay home when sick.
• Practice excellent personal hygiene habits, including handwashing, coughing into tissue or elbow, avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Here are tips on good handwashing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs6yH64cVVc&feature=youtu.be
• Stay away from people who are ill, especially if you are 60 and older or have underlying health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, or a weakened immune system.

Stay informed. Information is changing frequently. Check and subscribe to Public Health’s website (www.kingcounty.gov/COVID).