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By Arielle Dreher THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW COVID-19 case counts contin- ued their rise in Spokane Coun- ty on Wednesday, when 37 more residents tested positive for the disease. And that has local offi- cials concerned that more cases in the community will lead to more spread of the virus among vulnerable people who might re- quire hospitalization if they con- tract it. Dr. Dan Getz, chief medical of- ficer at Providence in the Inland Northwest, said they are predict- ing hospitalizations will double in the coming weeks. The unpredictable lag time between the onset of symptoms and the need for hospitalization makes the forecasting challeng- ing. A person who contracts COVID-19 might not have symp- toms that worsen for up to two weeks after first experiencing symptoms. The same rings true for the data. “The cases I know I have right now, it’s someone who has been exposed between one to 14 days ago,” Lutz said. Nineteen county residents are currently hospitalized, and 34 to- tal patients, including those from other counties, are receiving treatment for COVID-19 in local hospitals. Being hospitalized with the vi- rus can mean at least a two-week stay in the intensive care unit, hospital officials said on Wednes- day. And because COVID-19 is incurable and highly contagious, the treatment and recovery pro- cess is often laborious. Moni- toring patients, many of whom have respiratory problems, is time-consuming. It also takes a lot of personal protective equipment. Nurses and physicians must don per- sonal protective equipment each time they enter a COVID-19 pa- tient’s room and take it off and County adds 37 more positive tests; local hospitals treating 34 patients COVID-19 cases continue trend upward THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 Spokane, Washington 138h VOL., ISSUE 24 ~ EST. MAY 19, 1883 TROUBLED WATERS As weather warms and Fourth of July nears, more people will be headed to water. Here are some top tips to staying safe. Hint: Life jackets. OUTDOORS By Megan Rowe THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW When the time came for Judy Smith to transition her husband, Chuck Smith, to hospice care with COVID-19, she asked his doctor, Dr. Camtu Thai, what she would do if Chuck were her fam- ily member. “I felt like she gave me her honest opinion, which I so much value,” Judy Smith said. “So I found her to be professional, car- ing, compassionate and under- standing, because it was a very difficult, painful time.” Chuck Smith, who was infect- ed with the disease during an outbreak at the Spokane Veter- ans Home before being moved to the Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center for treat- ment, died on April 29 at age 84. By the time COVID-19 had fin- ished making its way through the Spokane Veterans Home, 46 res- idents tested positive and eight died. Seven residents were sent to a local hospital for acute care, and DOCTOR WHO LED COVID-19 UNIT AT SPOKANE VA MEDICAL CENTER EARNS PRAISE FROM FAMILIES TYLER TJOMSLAND/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW Sunny ▲70 ▼20 $2 6 98961 23456 7 Opinion ......... Northwest 4 Obituaries..... Northwest 6 Lotteries ....... News 4 Bridge............ Northwest 8 Comics .......... Health 4 Classifieds .... Northwest 6 By Emma Epperly THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said this week he won’t cancel a controversial “Killology” po- lice training session planned later this year, even as public backlash against it continues to mount. Last week, 66 organizations and 371 individuals signed an open letter to the sheriff written by three members of the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council’s Racial Equity Committee. Letter writers Angelique P. Sam, Carmen Pacheco-Jones and Rickey “Deekon” Jones were also the orga- nizers of a petition with some 3,000 total signatures and a guest editorial published in The Spokesman-Review. Another petition opposing the training garnered nearly 4,000 signatures. The organizers of that petition did not re- spond to requests for comment about their advocacy. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a prominent law enforcement trainer whose philos- ophies are the subject of regular criti- cism, was set to host a “mindset boot- camp” event that included topics such as “combat preparation for your spouse and family,” active shooter situations and what makes a person a “winner,” according to a flyer for the event. Knezovich responded to initial crit- icism of the training by scheduling a public forum with Grossman during his planned trip to Spokane in October CALL TO CANCEL ‘KILLOLOGY’ TRAINING GAINS MOMENTUM, SIGNATURES County sheriff remains unmoved by public feedback ‘A truly kind heart’ Dr. Camtu Thai, who was head of the COVID unit at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, is photographed Wednesday at the VA in Spokane. FOUR FORMER GONZAGA PLAYERS ON MLB ROSTERS Marco Gonzales, Brandon Bailey, Taylor Jones, Eli Morgan earn spots on teams’ 60-man rosters for 2020 season. SPORTS MEALS ON WHEELS SEES INCREASE IN DEMAND As seniors sheltered in place amid COVID-19, Greater Spokane County’s delivery program saw 25% rise in need for food in April. HEALTH, 1 SEATTLE’S CHOP ZONE CLEARED BY POLICE Officers turn out in force in city’s “occupied” protest zone after mayor ordered it cleared following shootings. NORTHWEST, 1 See DOCTOR, 5 See KILLOLOGY, 3 See COVID, 5
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By Arielle DreherTHE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
COVID-19 case counts contin-ued their rise in Spokane Coun-ty on Wednesday, when 37 more residents tested positive for the disease. And that has local offi-cials concerned that more cases
in the community will lead to more spread of the virus among vulnerable people who might re-quire hospitalization if they con-tract it.
Dr. Dan Getz, chief medical of-ficer at Providence in the Inland Northwest, said they are predict-ing hospitalizations will double
in the coming weeks.The unpredictable lag time
between the onset of symptoms and the need for hospitalization makes the forecasting challeng-ing. A person who contracts COVID-19 might not have symp-toms that worsen for up to two weeks after first experiencing symptoms. The same rings true for the data.
“The cases I know I have right now, it’s someone who has been
exposed between one to 14 days ago,” Lutz said.
Nineteen county residents are currently hospitalized, and 34 to-tal patients, including those from other counties, are receiving treatment for COVID-19 in local hospitals.
Being hospitalized with the vi-rus can mean at least a two-week stay in the intensive care unit, hospital officials said on Wednes-day. And because COVID-19 is
incurable and highly contagious, the treatment and recovery pro-cess is often laborious. Moni-toring patients, many of whom have respiratory problems, is time-consuming.
It also takes a lot of personal protective equipment. Nurses and physicians must don per-sonal protective equipment each time they enter a COVID-19 pa-tient’s room and take it off and
County adds 37 more positive tests; local hospitals treating 34 patients
COVID-19 cases continue trend upwardTHURSDAY, July 2, 2020 Spokane, Washington138h VOL., ISSUE 24 ~ EST. MAY 19, 1883
TROUBLEDWATERS
As weather warms and Fourth of July nears, more people will be headed to water. Here are some top tips to staying safe. Hint: Life jackets.
OUTDOORS
By Megan RoweTHE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
When the time came for Judy Smith to transition her husband, Chuck Smith, to hospice care with COVID-19, she asked his doctor, Dr. Camtu Thai, what she would do if Chuck were her fam-ily member.
“I felt like she gave me her
honest opinion, which I so much value,” Judy Smith said. “So I found her to be professional, car-ing, compassionate and under-standing, because it was a very difficult, painful time.”
Chuck Smith, who was infect-ed with the disease during an outbreak at the Spokane Veter-ans Home before being moved to the Mann-Grandstaff Veterans
Affairs Medical Center for treat-ment, died on April 29 at age 84.
By the time COVID-19 had fin-ished making its way through the Spokane Veterans Home, 46 res-idents tested positive and eight died.
Seven residents were sent to a local hospital for acute care, and
DOCTOR WHO LED COVID-19 UNIT AT SPOKANE VA MEDICAL CENTER
EARNS PRAISE FROM FAMILIES
TYLER TJOMSLAND/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Sunny ▲70 ▼20
$26 98961 23456 7
DAILY PRICE
Opinion .........Northwest 4Obituaries.....Northwest 6Lotteries .......News 4Bridge ............Northwest 8Comics ..........Health 4Classifieds ....Northwest 6
By Emma EpperlyTHE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said this week he won’t cancel a controversial “Killology” po-lice training session planned later this year, even as public backlash against it continues to mount.
Last week, 66 organizations and 371 individuals signed an open letter to the sheriff written by three members of the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council’s Racial Equity Committee.
Letter writers Angelique P. Sam, Carmen Pacheco-Jones and Rickey “Deekon” Jones were also the orga-nizers of a petition with some 3,000 total signatures and a guest editorial published in The Spokesman-Review. Another petition opposing the training garnered nearly 4,000 signatures. The organizers of that petition did not re-spond to requests for comment about their advocacy.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a prominent law enforcement trainer whose philos-ophies are the subject of regular criti-cism, was set to host a “mindset boot-camp” event that included topics such as “combat preparation for your spouse and family,” active shooter situations and what makes a person a “winner,” according to a flyer for the event.
Knezovich responded to initial crit-icism of the training by scheduling a public forum with Grossman during his planned trip to Spokane in October
CALL TO CANCEL ‘KILLOLOGY’
TRAINING GAINS MOMENTUM, SIGNATURES
County sheriff remains unmoved by public feedback
‘A truly kind heart’ Dr. Camtu Thai, who was
head of the COVID unit at the Mann-Grandstaff
VA Medical Center, is photographed Wednesday
at the VA in Spokane.
FOUR FORMER GONZAGA PLAYERS ON MLB ROSTERSMarco Gonzales, Brandon Bailey, Taylor Jones, Eli Morgan earn spots on teams’
60-man rosters for 2020 season.SPORTS
MEALS ON WHEELS SEES INCREASE IN DEMAND
As seniors sheltered in place amid COVID-19, Greater Spokane County’s delivery program
saw 25% rise in need for food in April.HEALTH, 1
SEATTLE’S CHOP ZONE CLEARED BY POLICE
Officers turn out in force in city’s “occupied” protest zone after mayor
ordered it cleared following shootings.NORTHWEST, 1
See DOCTOR, 5See KILLOLOGY, 3
See COVID, 5
