Tag: COVID

Update for April 9, 2020: Public Health – Seattle & King County to distribute over 20,000 COVID-19 test kits locally, and announces 198 new cases

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Summary: Public Health – Seattle & King County is distributing over 20,000 test kits to high priority areas, thanks to donations from UW Medicine and the Seattle Flu Study. Public Health urges everyone to continue practicing social distancing, even while outdoors, in order to maintain progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19. In addition, Public […]

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Update for April 8, 2020: Tips for safer transportation to necessary medical care; Public Health – Seattle & King County announces 202 new cases

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Summary: Public Health – Seattle & King County provides tips to minimize risk when travelling to necessary medical appointments – including for people who have symptoms of COVID-19. In addition, Public Health reported 202 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the official case count in King County to 3688. Fourteen new deaths were reported, bringing […]

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Update for April 7, 2020: Resources available in multiple languages to help decrease illness, as Public Health – Seattle & King County announces 155 new cases

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Summary: Public health resources are available in multiple languages. In addition, Public Health—Seattle & King County reported 155 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the official case count in King County to 3,486, and eight new deaths, bringing the total of COVID-19 deaths in King County to 230. Story: Coronavirus resources available in multiple languages […]

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Update for April 5, 2020: Public Health – Seattle & King County reminds residents that keeping apart from others is key to preventing new outbreaks of COVID-19, and also announces 164 new cases

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Summary: Public Health—Seattle & King County urges everyone, even people who are young and healthy, to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. In addition, Public Health reported 164 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the official case count in King County to 3,331. Fourteen new deaths were reported, bringing the total of COVID-19 […]

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New modeling reports suggest positive impact of social distancing measures on COVID-19 epidemic, but more progress needed

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Reductions in person-to-person contact through a variety of social distancing measures appear to be making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in King County, but those measures need to continue to succeed in decreasing and delaying the outbreak peak, according to two new reports by the Bellevue-based Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM). Working […]

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