Coronavirus News
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| Largely unvaccinated patients infected with Omicron continue to swamp WA hospitals | Omicron has not yet loosened its grip on hospitals in Washington, with Pierce and King counties taking the brunt of the case surge so far. That’s according to hospital officials speaking at Thursday’s Washington State Hospital Association briefing to offer an update of operations in their… |
2022-01-21 | |
| Washington confirmed the country’s first COVID patient 2 years ago. What have we learned? | Infectious diseases were all Everett physician Dr. George Diaz had ever wanted to study. The specialized area of medicine is demanding, he said, but after more than 15 years in the field, the Providence Regional Medical Center doctor can’t imagine doing anything else. “I feel… |
2022-01-21 | |
| Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show | Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. They are the first large U.S. studies to look at vaccine protection against omicron, health officials said. The… |
2022-01-21 | |
| COVID infection rates across Whatcom continue surge, as one region’s rate surpasses 3,000 | While one of Whatcom County’s seven school district regions managed to keep its two-week COVID-19 infection rate below 2,000 cases per 100,000 residents, the omicron surge pushed another above 3,000. The region covered by the Ferndale School District, which last week became the first region with… |
2022-01-20 | |
| Whatcom sees big jump in confirmed omicron COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations grow by 23 | Nearly one in six new omicron variant COVID-19 cases confirmed throughout Washington state last week was found in Whatcom County, according to a new report from the state. Whatcom had 248 new confirmed omicron cases reported in the Department of Health’s latest SARA-CoV-2 Sequencing and Variants… |
2022-01-20 | |
| Most eligible WA residents have gotten COVID boosters, but work still ahead, DOH says | About 53% of eligible people have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, according to Washington state health officials. Secretary of Health Umair Shah shared the statistic for the 12 and older eligible population during a Wednesday morning briefing. He said 2.2 million booster doses had been… |
2022-01-20 | |
| You had breakthrough COVID. Can you start living like it’s 2019? | Like many New Yorkers, Domenica D’Ottavio contracted COVID-19 over the Christmas holidays. Her head clogged with congestion, her body ached; she coughed and spiked a fever. But she also had another surprising symptom: relief. “It was just a different feeling,” said D’Ottavio, who… |
2022-01-20 | |
| Omicron Is in Retreat | The latest Omicron developments continue to be encouraging. New Covid-19 cases are plummeting in a growing list of places. The percentage of cases causing severe illness is much lower than it was with the Delta variant. And vaccines — particularly after a booster shot — remain extremely… |
2022-01-19 | |
| Whatcom averages nearly 400 new COVID cases per day and adds a death over holiday weekend | Whatcom County averaged nearly 400 new reported COVID-19 cases and more than five related hospitalizations per day over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Whatcom also saw another COVID-related death over the weekend. With 1,587 new COVID cases reported on Tuesday, Jan. 18, on the… |
2022-01-19 | |
| Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week | The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that… |
2022-01-19 |