We just learned a person from our parish tested positive for COVID-19. They were last at Mass on Sunday, May 9th, at 11am. Public Health king County has been informed and at this time, we have not determined if there were "close contacts" with this person. By definition, close contact is when someone was within 6 feet of an infected person for a totally of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.
If you are fully vaccinated you do NOT need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless you have symptoms. If you are unvaccinated, you should quarantine for 14 days after having close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Over the last two years of the pandemic, tens of thousands of Masses have been celebrated and we have no confirmed outbreaks of COVID. With our mitigation efforts in place, Mass is very safe. Out of an abundance of caution, we wanted to alert you so that you can monitor for symptoms, such as:
- A temperature of at least 100.4°F
- Increased shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- A new cough
- Chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, vomiting, runny nose/congestion or fatigue
If you experience any of these symptoms, please do not come to church or to Mass. Please follow-up with your primary care physician. Please wear a mask while indoors according to the recent archdiocesan and public health recommendation and avoid close contact with people outside your family.
We ask that. you please keep this person in your prayers. We are grateful they notified us!
And may God bless you!
Thank you,
St. Luke Parish