Washington will return more than 400 ventilators received from the Strategic National Stockpile so they can be used by states that have been harder hit by COVID-19.
Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement on Sunday.
“These ventilators are going to New York and others states hardest hit by this virus,” Inslee said. “I’ve said many times over the last few weeks, we are in this together. This should guide all of our actions at an individual and state level in the coming days and weeks.”
Washington recently purchased 750 ventilators, which are expected to arrive over the next few weeks when cases are expected to peak.
As of 1 p.m. Sunday, the state Department of Health listed 7,591 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and 310 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus. Nearly 88,000 tests have been conducted with 8.6 percent testing positive.