County, state health officials emphasize importance of contact tracing
(WorldNews Health)

Cowlitz County health officials say they continue to face some resistance to their COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, which they say is vital to controlling the pandemic locally. They are urging people who are contacted by contact tracers — because of recent contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 — to cooperate with case investigations. Contact tracing helps public health staff track and prevent the spread of the disease by identifying people who may have been exposed. Recently, some people identified as close contacts of COVID-19 patients have not responded to phone calls from the county health department, said Ralph Herrera, Cowlitz COVID-19 Incident Management Team...