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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE AND DISCUSSION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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On September 15, 2020 the Board of County Commissioners (Board) requested an agenda item to provide an update on Martin County's (County) status on COVID-19 and discuss measures to proceed with the mandatory mask mandate.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Taryn G. Kryzda
Title: County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Commissioner Stacey Hetherington, District 2
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
On August 25, 2020 the Board adopted an ordinance to require face coverings in public areas. Prior to the adoption of the mask ordinance, staff was asked to provide metrics for the County to utilize and measure the County's progress in relation to effectively managing the spread of the virus (COVID-19). The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, created a Re-Open Florida Task Force (Task Force) to make recommendations on COVID-19 (report attached). Within their report (page 9), they reference benchmarks, the following chart reflects those benchmarks and the metrics assigned to each:
Benchmark
Syndromic Surveillance
Epidemiology & Outbreak Decline
Health Care Capability
Metric A
Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses AND
Downward trajectory of documented COVID-19 cases OR
Capability to treat all patients without triggering surge capacity AND
Metric B
Downward trajectory of COVID-19-like illnesses (fever, cough, shortness of breath)
Downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests (flat or increasing volume of tests)
Robust testing program in place for at-risk healthcare workers, including emerging antibody testing
The report indicates the White House Guidelines for Opening Up America Again was used as a baseline. The report further elaborates in each of the benchmarks as follows:
* Syndromic Surveillance - Syndromic Surveillance methods look at individual ...
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