The Bainbridge Island School District is trying to limit the number of parents and volunteers who are visiting the island’s public schools during the ongoing outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

In a message sent by the school district Tuesday night, district officials encouraged parents and guardians who have meetings scheduled with school staff to call or use email “in an effort to reduce the number of people coming in and out of school buildings.”

Volunteers at local schools are also being limited to those “who help deliver school programming and athletic volunteers.”

“We are thankful for our volunteers and the support they provide our students,” the district said in its message, and added that more details for volunteers at specific schools will be posted Tuesday on each school’s website.

All school field trips have also been suspended.

Sporting events will continue as planned, as will specific club competitions approved by the superintendent’s office.

School district officials said sport schedules are subject to change.

District officials also said that open houses, information nights, recitals and other events may be canceled or postponed.

“Please know that we did not make these decisions lightly. While we recognize the impact, we believe it is in the best interest of our students, staff, and community,” the district said.

The changes took effect Tuesday and will be reviewed after Spring Break.

The district said it remains in contact with the Kitsap Public Health District, the city, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department, and the Bainbridge parks district: “Together, we are closely monitoring COVID-19 and its impact on Bainbridge Island.”

District officials said that if schools need to be closed — “due to a revised direction from the health department or if we are unable to adequately staff our schools” — it will use the same system that’s in place for communicating snow-day closures.

As of late Monday, a total of 22 people in Washington state have died from the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Washington State Department of Health.

State health officials said the newest fatality to COVID-19 was reported in Grant County.

There have been 162 cases of COVID-19 found in Washington state. A total of 116 have been reported in King County, with another 37 in Snohomish County.

The first confirmed case in Kitsap County was reported Sunday night. Kitsap health district officials said a Bainbridge Island resident, a person in their 60s, had tested positive for coronavirus.