The State Department of Health reports more than 73,800 cases of coronavirus in Washington state. The DOH says that in 1905 other people died from the virus. See below for more updates.
Confirmed coronavirus cases across Washington state
7:52 a.m. – If you have recovered from COVID-19, Vitalant Washington and Idaho are for plasma donations.
6:09 p.m. – There are now 73,879 instances of COVID-19 in general in Washington, an accumulation of 578 in one day. The Department of Health no longer releases updates on weekend deaths.
4:22 p.m. – The number of coronavirus cases in Whitman County nearly tripled last week, one of the rates of expansion in the country.
Review spokesman reports that the number of COVID-19s in the county increased to 422 on Saturday.
1:11 p.m. – Public aptitude officers have warned of a really extensive buildup in COVID-19 cases involving academics at Washington State University. Read more.
8:08 a.m. – SeaTac’s federal detention center says it has an organization of inmates and staff infected with coronavirus. Learn more about Associated Press.
4:20 p.m. – Health officials say there have been 73,301 cases of coronavirus in Washington state and 1905 deaths from the virus. The DOH reports that 1,423,771 tests have been conducted, indicating that the case rate in Washington state is 5.12%.
1:20pm – The latest estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predict that the U.S. could see as many as 317,000 COVID-19 deaths by December. That being so, the IHME also notes that over 67,000 lives could be saved if 95% of people wear masks in public.
11:14am – The Washington Department of Health announced Friday that it will no longer be posting COVID-19 death totals on weekends. Regular publishing of COVID death counts will occur only between Monday and Friday. All counts generated over weekends will be added to Monday and Tuesday reports.
9:26 a.m. – COVID-19’s fourth loose network verification site in Seattle opens Friday at Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle. Test locations are open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Make an appointment online here.
7:40 a.m. – The first two days of school in use went safely in the Clarkston School District. Superintendent Thaynan Knowlton said there did not appear to be any backward summer sadness among young people who are back in school buildings, adding that students were “stunned” to be back on the user with their classmates for the first time in six months. Read more.
5:37 a.m. – Stevens Pass will reopen this winter with new COVID-19 protection restrictions in place. Vail Resorts, which operates the ski resort, said it would require advance bookings. As a component of the new expectations, skiers and snowboarders should wear masks and social distances on chairlifts.
5:07 p.m. – Health officials say there have been 72,703 positive cases of coronavirus in Washington state and 1,890 deaths. This is a total of 1,408,164 tests. The state reports that there have been another 6,674 people hospitalized since the outbreak began.
3:19 p.m. – The State Department of Labor Safety reported on Thursday 18,389 initial unemployment programs for the week of August 16-22. This is below 21,942 last week. This is a low from the week of March 22-28, when the initial programs were 181,975.
2:11 p.m. – Dr. Jeff Duchin, a Public Fitness Officer in King County, tells Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo of KIRO Radio that it’s vital for others to get a flu shot this fall, especially if you’re at high risk. He said they would like as many other people as they can imagine to get rid of the flu as a way to save you and prevent others from accessing the hospital. Read more.
11:32am – A study published on nature.com explains that men and women respond differently to COVID-19. University of Washington Public Health says it may help explain why men are more susceptible to severe outcomes from the virus. In Washington state, 49% of all cases are among females and 46% among males (4% unknown). However, males make up 53% of hospitalizations and 54% of deaths due to the virus.
9:22 a.m. – Just over a million Americans deployed for unemployment last week, a sign that the coronavirus epidemic continues to threaten jobs as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy recover from a fall in spring.
The Department of Labor reported Thursday that the number of others receiving unemployment assistance last week fell to 98,000 from 1.1 million last week. Read more.
7:16 a.m. – How do Seattle companies manage as the pandemic and riots continue? Jon Scholes, president of the Seattle Center Association, joined KIRO Radio’s Gee and Ursula Show to discuss the fact that early financial assistance is not enough for the center. Read more.
The Ministry of Health has already recommended more infection control measures and will determine whether the medical center deserves to do more.
A St. Michael Medical Center staff organization said the COVID-19 outbreak could have been prevented if they had had a greater protective device and been notified earlier. Read more.
4:43 p.m. Washington now has 72,161 cases in total of COVID-19, an accumulation of 456 cases in one day. The total number of state deaths increased to 1,880, an increase of four. Of the approximately 1.4 million tests, 5.47% were positive.
4:19 p.m. – Michelle Fay Cortez, a reporter for the medical, scientific and health generation of Bloomberg News, reports that Abbott has introduced a $5 coronavirus check that produces effects in 15 minutes without the need for a lab. 50 million checks are expected to be consistent with the month. The tests come with a nasal swab and drops.
– Michelle Fay Cortez (@FayCortez) 26 August 2020
2:29 p.m. – Health Secretary Dr. John Wiesman says new cases on Washington college campuses are surprising, but preventable.
“Be diligent about it, ” said Wiesman about the masked dress beyond the grocery store. “This is a part-time job. It’s full-time.”
2:06 p.m. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released new COVID-19 verification standards at 2 p.m. signed up to check for other people who don’t have symptoms of the virus, even if they’ve already been exposed. Following the decision, fitness experts in Washington and the United States spoke. Read more.
12:19 p.m. – In reaction to the isolation, loneliness, uncertainty and tension that many are experiencing in their 40s, the state has introduced Washington Listens, an unnamed phone line that other people can call for emotional help and coping strategies. Read more.
11:28 am – Traditional visits to farms this fall can also be set aside because restrictions are included in the new state rules for counties in Phase 2 of the Safe Start plan to decrease exposure to COVID-19 would possibly be too costly for agriculture. -tourism industry. The restrictions come with wagon rides, haunted houses, caressing areas, animal watching and campfires, activities on which many farms depended on the loss of source of income due to the pandemic. Any farm that violates the rules will receive a $10,000 fine.
10:04 a.m. – A new report commissioned through the Washington State Department of Commerce fears that the COVID-19 crisis may soon threaten the state’s already tense child care system. Read more.
8:52 a.m. – Grays Harbor County Public Health and the Grays Harbor Emergency Operations Center have known 74 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases among those living in the county since August 17. At least part of the new cases were similar to separate epidemics known in two personal companies. Research is still ongoing, but about 10% of the 74 cases to date do not have a known source of exposure.
7.19am – The Olympia Harbour Days festival, which takes place each and every One of the Labor Day weekends, will be another little this year. It will be a virtual occasion with network engagement activities at home, adding a self-guided tour along Percival Landing Drive, links to a decade of Videos of Olympia Harbour Days, building Lego tugs in the house and more activities of the family circle.
“While we need to continue our 47-year heritage, Harbor Days, we are also aware that we will have to provide an opportunity for the public in this era of the coronavirus pandemic,” said board president Don Chalmers.
6:00 a.m. – The Clarkston School District in Southeast Washington welcomes students to campus today.
Superintendent Thaynan Knowlton says older students are divided into two: one organization will come on Tuesdays and Fridays, the other on Mondays and Thursdays. Younger students come in the morning or afternoon. Wednesdays are home days, with the exception of young people who want or want additional assistance from a ter on site. At school, a mask is required at all times, desks and chairs will be cleaned before elegance and heavily affected spaces are cleaned frequently.
Knowlton says the total number of instances has been low since March and Asotin County is already in Phase 3. He said 95% of staff and 85% of network members were looking for classes in person. Students can opt for an absolutely remote model. The existing plan will be in operation for four to 6 weeks, according to trends. There is a modified plan for higher instances in schools, which means having fewer students on campus or moving to an absolutely remote model.
5:04 p.m. – Health officials say there have been 71,705 cases of coronavirus in Washington state and 1,876 other people have died from the virus. Nearly 6,600 more people have been hospitalized since the outbreak.
4:07 p.m. – As your children return to school remotely, experts say it’s more vital than ever to tell them how they feel. Spokane Frontier behavioral health program director Aly Gibson emphasizes the importance of creating spaces where young people are comfortable expressing their feelings. Read more.
2:45 p.m. – There has been an accumulation in the cases shown of COVID-19 in Whitman County that have been linked to parties organized through academics returning to the Washington State University (WSU) campus. Nearly 70 new instances were shown over the weekend, all among young people. Read more.
1:29 p.m. – If your child is running with a team or organization, the Seahawks team doctor and director of the UW Sports Cardiology Medicine Center, Jonathan Drezner, said each organization has a transparent COVID procedure and plan. Read more.
12:36 p.m. – King County Safeway retail outlets will deliver loose masks to consumers with their groceries starting Tuesday through a new partnership between King County, Safeway and TUAC Local 21.
According to a report from the King County Executive Office, the county has purchased more than 25 million masks for county citizens and distributed more than 14 million reusable and disposable masks to date through direct distribution and partnerships with local chambers of commerce and networking organizations.
“While we are all informed that we should wear a mask when heading to a public place, we are beginning to see advances in overcoming the spread of COVID-19, and this partnership between Safeway and UFCW 21 will make us have more mask in our hands. Other people across King County,” Dow Constantine Executive said.
11:49 a.m. – The Seattle Public Library now offers a street pick-up service at seven places for books and documents. The plots are open from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays include: Central Library, Broadview, High Point, Lake City, Ballard, Douglass-Truth, and Rainier Beach branches.
Customers with existing reservations receive emails about the booking withdrawal process, adding how to schedule an appointment for pickup. Customers who ordered to pick up parts at a branch that did not offer street service were notified of a predetermined pickup location at this time.
The SPL is operating lately as a Component of Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s plan to reopen in Washington state. Libraries cannot open their buildings to the public until Phase 3.
8: 3 five a.m. – The Nordic National Museum is scheduled to reopen on September 4 with two exhibitions in Sweden. Advance tickets will be required to stop at the museum, which will be obtained online. Everyone who stops at the museum should wear a mask and follow a directional direction that allows for a smart social distance, and the gallery’s capacity will be limited to 2% and 5% until additional warning. The Nordic National Museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7:57am – There’s another mask distribution event for King County residents Tuesday from 1-5 p.m. at the Pickering Barn in Issaquah. Each resident may receive two cloth reusable masks per household member, up to six household members.
5:32 a.m. – At St. Michael’s Medical Center in Bremerton, forty-five patients and workers tested positive for COVID-19 from August 4, 2020. A screening test showed the first known case, but state epidemiologist Scott Lindquist says this is not the case. how the epidemic began.
St. Michael officials say patients in poor health are in 3 groups that lately do not settle for new patients. There are restrictions on visitors and other security measures.
9:41 p.m. – It’s been a month since Suzi LeVine, director of the job security branch in Washington, said the state had cleared the back. However, listeners have contacted KIRO Radio’s Gee-Ursula program to tell them that this is the case and that they are still waiting for their first unemployment checks.
3:27 p.m. – Health officials say there have been 71,371 cases of coronavirus in Washington state and 1,867 deaths from the virus since the outbreak began.
2:01pm – The FDA has given an emergency use authorization to plasma treatment for coronavirus. How effective is the treatment? Read more.
12:22 p.m. – The Seattle Museum of Art will reopen to the general public on Friday, September 11. First, the Seattle Center Museum will be open with limited capacity from Friday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Scheduled tickets will not be sold online until September 4.
11:56 a.m. – After months of lighter traffic at peak times due to the pandemic, congestion levels are beginning to return to general levels throughout the state. Read more.
10:30am – The annual Christmas Lighting Festival in Leavenworth has been postponed for 2020, but the Village of Lights holiday light display will shine from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day.
7:55am – The Quinault Indian Reservation is closed to visitors for at least two weeks due to a recent outbreak of COVID-19. The reservation saw its first positive tests last week and quarantined several households. The closure will last through Sept. 6, but could be extended.
5:23 a.m. – Health officials are investigating two recent outbreaks of COVID-19 in the state. Greek Row festivities at Washington State University are accused of an increase in the number of cases in Whitman County, where fitness officials recorded 30 new cases on Saturday, all seniors ages 20 to 39, and the maximum of them connected to rallies around campus.
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