In today's show Dr. Drew Colfax runs the local Coronavirus numbers and talks about therapeutic COVid treatments. He also answers listener questions about local testing, n95 masks vs surgical masks and the oncoming flu season.
Show Notes
Mendocino County Numbers for 10-26-20
Current cases: 1139
New cases: 18
Pending Tests: 1200
Hospitalization: 1
145 tests run per day
5.29 per 100,000
3.77% positivity rate
Testing:
Mendocino Coast Clinics: testing weekly through the end of the month call 964-1251 for an appt.
Anderson Valley Health Center: testing weekly through the end of the month, Thursday 9am-10:30, Anderson Valley HS Parking Lot
Optumserv: Ukiah at the fairgrounds 7am to 7pm, Sunday to Thursdays. No appt. Needed. Free
Calls:
- Where can we get testing on the south coast once UCSF stops providing testing for the county? How can people who don't have a computer make an appointment to get testing at RMS?
- What are the non-medicinal approaches to treating COVID? Keeping covid patients very dry so their lungs don’t fill up with fluid, rotating patients bodies,
- Should I wear a construction n95 or a surgical mask if I have both available? Oly wear the construction ones when you aren't around anybody else, they have a valve that would allow the virus to get out of the mask.
- How will covid procedures affect this fall’s flu season? Tasking covid precautions will hopefully help us avoid a flu season like it did in the spring.
What is KZYX Local Coronavirus Update with Dr. Drew Colfax?
From KZYX Mendocino County Public Broadcasting: Join Ukiah ER physician Dr. Drew Colfax every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month for the latest local coronavirus numbers, insights about Mendocino county’s ongoing response, and reliable information about keeping yourself and the community safe during the pandemic. Alternates with Mind/Body Health with Dr. Marvin Trotter.