August 3, 2021, 4:07pm Health Free
OLYMPIA — Washington has seen an average of 1,500 new cases a day of COVID-19 over the past four days, and health officials said Tuesday they are concerned about not only a rise in cases but hospitalizations due to the highly contagious delta variant. Read story
August 3, 2021, 2:00pm Latest News Free
SEATTLE — The latest COVID-19 surge in cases brought on by the highly-contagious delta variant and causing serious illness in unvaccinated people is straining Washington state’s health care system, officials said. Read story
August 3, 2021, 12:29pm Clark County Health Free
Vancouver-based medical provider PeaceHealth has reversed its policy and will require its caregivers to receive a COVID-19 immunization. Read story
July 30, 2021, 1:20pm Health Free
In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots. Read story
July 29, 2021, 11:08am Clark County Health Free
Clark County's rate of COVID-19 infections continued to surge this week, up by about 26.5 percent over last week's numbers, with 382 new cases over seven days and one new death, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story
July 29, 2021, 6:02am Business Free
Students and staff in K-12 schools statewide will continue to be legally required to wear masks as protection from COVID-19 under a mandate announced Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story
July 28, 2021, 1:35pm Editor's Choice Free
OLYMPIA — Washington will follow federal guidance and recommend that those who are are vaccinated wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas where there is “substantial or high” rates of COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday. Read story
July 28, 2021, 9:56am Clark County Health Free
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 reduced the risk of hospitalization by 90 percent for people age 65 and older, according to a report released Wednesday by public health officials. Read story
July 28, 2021, 7:42am Health
A majority of Washington's eligible schoolchildren still aren't vaccinated against COVID-19, state data shows, and experts warn that we've reached a critical moment: in most corners of the state, school starts in about five weeks. Read story
July 27, 2021, 4:16pm Clark County Health Free
Facing surging COVID-19 cases, Clark County Public Health is recommending that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, resume wearing masks indoors to help prevent the spread of the disease. Read story