On March 26th, Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin discussed recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in King County:

“We’re seeing a clear trend now of rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over last 2 weeks… At the same time, more contagious variants that cause more severe infections are increasing. I think there’s a good chance we’re looking at beginning of a fourth wave.” – Dr. Jeff Duchin

For more on COVID-19 data trends, visit our data dashboards: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data.aspx

For more on COVID-19 vaccine planning in King County: www.kingcounty.gov/covid/vaccine

Originally posted March 26th, 2021.