Grant Application Bureau of Justice Assistance

This allocation would be utilized for prevention,preparation and response to the coronavirus. Due to the unforeseen effects of this pandemic,the Everett Police Department did not have funding allocated for its response to this emergency in the annual police department budget. Overview On January 19th,2020, a medical center in Everett, Washington,received a sick patient that had just returned from a trip to Wuhan, China. That patient went on to be identified as Patient Zero by the Center for Disease Control,the first COVID-19 coronavirus case in the U.S. He was immediately isolated and provided with sterile biocontainment environment,but the virus began spreading in the community. On January 21St, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency in the State. On February 29th,health officials announced that the first U.S. COVID-19 coronavirus death had occurred at a long-term care center in Kirkland, Washington, 24 miles south of Everett. Since that time,the virus has spread rapidly throughout the U.S. and been identified as a global pandemic. On March 13th,President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the U.S. concerning the outbreak. Statement of Current and Future Need Since the arrival of Patient Zero,the Everett Police Department began immediate steps to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. In the 11 weeks since the first identified case of the virus, 29.8% of all confirmed cases in Snohomish County were in the City of Everett, even though the city only represents 13.7% of the countywide population. The disproportionate