Monday, January 24, 2022 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Jan. 24 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 1,151,835 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 15,792) and 10,405 deaths. MORE local coverage from the (Ellensburg) Daily Record, Peninsula Daily News, Tri-City Herald, Wenatchee […]
Friday, January 21, 2022 COVID ► From the Tri-City Herald — 1,200+ new COVID cases in Tri-Cities area in 1 day. Hospitals getting slammed — “These are almost all unvaccinated and unboosted.” MORE local coverage in today’s Bellingham Herald, (Longview) Daily News, Spokesman-Review, and the union-busting (Vancouver) Columbian. ► From KXLY — National […]
Thursday, January 20, 2022 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Jan. 20 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 1,119,228 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 15,753) and 10,230 deaths. ► From the Spokesman-Review — COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise as omicron infects […]
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 COVID ► From the Washington Post — Omicron hasn’t peaked in U.S., surgeon general says, warning that ‘next few weeks will be tough’ — The national peak of this variant, whenever it is reached, is less important than the point when the decline starts to mean relief for health […]
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 HOSPITALS IN CRISIS ► From KUOW — ‘The worst’ it’s been’: COVID hospitalizations reach all-time high in Washington — Since the highly infectious Omicron variant was discovered in Washington state last month, health officials have warned that a surge in cases could cause hospitals to become severely overwhelmed. Health […]
Friday, January 14, 2022 COVID ► From KUOW — Inslee deploying 100 National Guard to help hospitals, orders pause on non-emergency procedures — Following the lead of Oregon and other states, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that he will deploy 100 members of the National Guard to assist hospitals struggling to respond […]
Thursday, January 13, 2022 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Jan. 13 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 1,009,187 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 11,929) and 10,103 deaths. ► From the Seattle Times — Washington logs 1M coronavirus cases — The number […]
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 COVID ► From the Washington Post — Omicron will infect ‘just about everybody,’ Fauci says — The Omicron coronavirus variant will infect “just about everybody” regardless of vaccination status, top U.S. infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci said Tuesday. But those who have been vaccinated will “very likely, with some […]
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Jan. 11 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 978,680 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 10,322) and 10,322 deaths. ► From McClatchy — Sunday saw record COVID cases in Washington state. Rate of […]
Friday, January 7, 2022 COVID ► From the Spokesman-Review — Western Washington hospitals ‘closer than ever’ to crisis standards, as case counts continue to soar in Spokane — Upgrade your mask, wear it properly, avoid in-person gatherings and brace yourself for what could be a few difficult weeks in the state’s health care […]
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