See below for today's COVID-19 information. Please forward as widely as you would like.
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SnoPUD's Community Support Plan
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Snohomish County PUD has developed a COVID Community Support Plan to help customers struggling to pay their electric and water bills. The plan makes funds available for both residential and small business customers affected by the COVID outbreak. It allows for a $200 bill credit for residential customers and a $500 bill credit for small business customers who have had their operations limited or closed due to the COVID outbreak. Learn more here.

Save the date for the SnoCo Gift Card Challenge: if you are in a position to, make a plan on April 10 to purchase a gift card from a local business.

Economic Impact Payments Update: The IRS is expecting to begin distributing stimulus deposits and checks in the next three weeks. If you filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019 or if you receive Social Security and do not file, you will not have to do anything. If the IRS does not have bank account information from a prior return, keep an eye out (and I'll let you know, because I'm in this boat! With my small business I'm always sending in payment, not getting a return to a bank account): In the coming weeks, the IRS plans to develop a web-based portal for individuals to provide their banking information to the IRS online, so that individuals can receive payments immediately as opposed to checks in the mail.

Some highlights from the new Health District blog post:
--keep yourself healthy so our healthcare workers can focus on urgent needs
--use transit only for essential trips and physically distance while at stops or on vehicles
--delivery is essential to us-- if you get a drop off, let the worker leave the area before you go to pick it up.
--when shopping, maintain physical distance. It might mean waiting for someone else to finish browsing a shelf. Be patient.

Follow Physical Distancing Guidelines, stay 6 feet away from anyone you don't live with.

Use hand sanitizer/wipes as you enter a grocery store (the Mukilteo QFC has wet wipes available at the entrance). Wash hands immediately upon returning home.

Tell Others to also stay at home and stay apart.

Give blood- schedule online (to help minimize social contact) at https://www.bloodworksnw.org/donate (no mobile blood drives because they have issues transporting themselves to sites. But they have great procedures in place at their facilities).

Leave Some for Your Neighbors, Your Healthcare Providers, and Emergency Responders
• Your actions matter!
• Buy what you need and leave supplies for your neighbors, healthcare providers, and emergency responders.

If you feel like you need to reach out for support, do not hesitate to contact the Disaster Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to talk with crisis specialists. They are available 24/7.

Looking for ways to help? This state site is a good one stop shop for individuals and businesses: https://www.coronavirus.wa.gov/how-you-can-help

All parks are closed except for 76th Street/Community Garden entrance to Japanese Gulch for trail access. If you want to access Big Gulch, I would encourage you to park at the library, rather than on the street near 92nd Street Park.

Trails and sidewalks continue to be open for your physical activity! Please respect physical distance of six feet.

All City Facilities closure: City operations will continue via primarily phone, email and online. The public is encouraged to call (425) 263-8000 for assistance with City services or visit our website at www.mukilteowa.gov.

Remember the non-emergency number at (425) 407-3999. If you have an emergency, call 911. (But don't call with questions about the Governor's order and what's open or not).

For more information on city facilities, see this link.

Today's case count is 38 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases identified in Mukilteo. None of those individuals have died (the Health District has just added additional information to the counts by city). County case counts are available at this link, updated each weekday at 2pm.

City of Mukilteo COVID-19 page

Snohomish Health District
Washington State Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
COVID-19 Testing Guidelines from Public Health – Seattle & King County
Find information in other languages
Washington State COVID-19 Response

What to do if you are sick: CDC Resources

Watch out for COVID related scams. If you are unsure about whether something is real or a scam, the Justice Department created a central fraud hotline (1-866-720-5721 or disaster@leo.gov). You can also call the non-emergency line at 425-407-3999.