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.
“His plasma has the ability to help patients battling the virus on the road to recovery,” Vitalant said Saturday. Learn more here about your support.
6:09 p.m. – There are now 73,879 general instances of COVID-19 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.
Pullman ranks fifth in the United States for metropolitan spaces where new instances are expanding faster, according to population, according to a New York Times case following. The Times reported that Pullman had 14 new cases of viruses shown last week and 222 this week. Learn more about AP.
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%.
3:38 p.m. – In June, data began circulating on the small town of Tenino in Thurston County, Washington, printing their own wooden cash to help businesses suffering from the current COVID-19 crisis. More than two months later, it has become clear that the unconventional concept was a success. Read more.
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.
3:19pm – The state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday reported 18,389 initial unemployment claims for the week of Aug. 16-22. That’s a drop from 21,942 the week prior. That’s a major drop from the week of March 22-28 when initial claims were 181,975.
2:11pm – King County Public Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin tells KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo that it’s important people get a flu shot this fall, especially if you’re at high risk. He said they’d love for as many people as possible to get a flu shot as a preventative way to keep people out of hospitals. Read more.
11:32 a.m. – A study published in nature.com is that men and women respond differently to COVID-19. Public Health at the University of Washington says this would possibly help men become more sensitive to the serious consequences of the virus. In Washington state, 49% of all cases involve women and 46% of men (4% unknown). However, men account for 53% of hospitalizations and 54% of deaths from viruses.
9:22am – Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.
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.
7:16am – How have businesses in Seattle been coping as the pandemic and riots stretch on? Jon Scholes, President of the Downtown Seattle Association, joined KIRO Radio’s Gee and Ursula Show to discuss how the early economic relief is not enough to sustain the downtown core. Read more.
6:24 a.m. – After a visit to St. Michael’s Medical Center in Bremerton, the State Department of Health is lately investigating how the coronavirus outbreak is being treated. There are forty-five cases of COVID-19 related hospitals in patients and staff.
The Ministry of Health has already recommended new 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. registered to check for other people who do not have symptoms of the virus, even if they have already been exposed. Following the decision, fitness experts in Washington and the United States spoke. Read more.
12:19pm – In response to the isolation, loneliness, uncertainty and stress many are experiencing during quarantine, the state launched Washington Listens, an anonymous phone line people can call to get emotional support 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.
7:19 a.m. – The Olympia Port Days Festival, held each and every Labor Day weekend, will be another little this year. It will be a virtual occasion with network engagement activities in the house, adding a self-guided tour along Percival Landing Drive, links to a decade of videos of Olympia Harbour Days, construction of 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.
6:00am – Clarkston School District in southeast Washington is welcoming students back to campus today.
Knowlton says case counts have been low overall since March, and Asotin County is already in Phase 3. He says 95 percent of staff and 85 percent of community members wanted in-person classes. Students are able to opt for an all-remote model. The current plan is intended to be in place for 4-6 weeks, as trends allow. There is a modified plan in the event that cases rise in the schools that involves having fewer students on campus or shifting to an entirely 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 others have been hospitalized since the outbreak.
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.
10:22 a.m. – Bloodworks Northwest announced that it will check all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies through September 30. The effects of the Array test will be sent to blood donors within two weeks of donation.
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.
7:5 a.m. – There is an occasion for mask distribution for King County citizens on Tuesday from 1 p.m. at five o’clock in the afternoon at Pickering Barn in Issaquah. Each resident can get two reusable fabric masks in accordance with the family member, up to six family 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’s managers 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.
Jeff Hermsen has been waiting for months. Read more.
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.
2:01 p.m. – The FDA has authorized emergency use for the treatment of plasma coronavirus. What’s the treatment like? Read more.
12:22pm – The Seattle Art Museum will reopen to the general public on Friday, Sept. 11. The museum in downtown Seattle will initially be open at a limited capacity Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Timed tickets will be sold online only beginning Sept. 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.
10:30 a.m. – The annual Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival was postponed by 2020, the Village of Lights Christmas Light will shine from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day.
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.
At St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, more than 30 patients and staff have been reported.
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