Tuesday, October 19, 2021 COVID ► From the Spokesman-Review — COVID hospitalizations continue to decline statewide — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Washington continue to decline at a gradual pace. There is more capacity in the system than there was back in September at the height of the Delta surge, although more than 1,000 […]
Monday, October 18, 2021 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Oct. 18 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 695,016 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 2,389) and 8,234 deaths. ► From the Tri-City Herald — Grim record set for Tri-Cities. 23 COVID deaths […]
Friday, October 8, 2021 COVID ► From the (Longview) Daily News — At least 56 Cowlitz County residents died from COVID-19 in September — Cowlitz County recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths per month in September, with 56 as of Wednesday. MORE local coverage from the Bellingham Herald, Columbia Basin Herald, Peninsula […]
Thursday, October 7, 2021 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Oct. 7 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 672,782 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 2,827) and 7,917 deaths. MORE local coverage today from the (Aberdeen) Daily World, Bellingham Herald, and Tri-City Herald. […]
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Oct. 6 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 667,834 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 2,816) and 7,807 deaths. ► From the Olympian — 20 more Thurston residents die of COVID-19 in past […]
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 COVID ► From the Spokesman-Review — Washington COVID hospitalizations continue to decrease, while Kootenai Health hits record high of COVID patients — COVID hospitalizations are decreasing in Washington , but North Idaho hospitals are treating record high numbers of COVID patients. MORE local coverage from the (Aberdeen) Daily World, […]
Monday, October 4, 2021 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Oct. 4 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 660, 910 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 2,884) and 7,765 deaths. ► From the Wenatchee World — 28 COVID-19 patients died in September at […]
Friday, October 1, 2021 COVID ► From the Tri-City Herald — Sharp increase in COVID cases in Tri-Cities kids — Cases in school-age children this month remains at 30% of new cases in Benton and Franklin counties. Currently, there are six active outbreaks in schools in the two counties. Three of those are from […]
Thursday, September 30, 2021 COVID ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, Sept. 30 — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Washington totals 654,710 infections (14-day average of cases per day: 2,954) and 7,654 deaths. ► From the Seattle Times — ‘I have no beds’: Hospitalizations spike in rural […]
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 COVID ► From the Wenatchee World — ICU faces staffing shortages as COVID-19 cases surge — Central Washington Hospital’s intensive care unit has been filled with COVID-19 patients due to the most recent wave of the virus. The Wenatchee World asked ICU hospital staff how they are handling […]
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