Fentanyl found in black tar substances could lead to increases in fatal overdose

June 11, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Recent instances of the combination of fentanyl with black tar heroin raises concern of the risk of fatal overdose.

Public Health calls for community safety as fentanyl-involved deaths rise

April 23, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County reminds our community that pills purchased off the street or online without a prescription likely contains illicit fentanyl—the drug that can lead to overdose and death. In just the past two weeks, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified 14 people whose lives were lost to drug overdose involving fentanyl.

Public Health confirms four new COVID-19 cases, including one death, bringing total cases in King County to ten

March 1, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County announced on Sunday afternoon four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 in King County residents, including one death, bringing the total of confirmed cases to ten. King County Executive’s Office will join local and state public health officials on Monday to discuss the latest cases and the King County response to this outbreak.

Public Health confirms two more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in King County to six

March 1, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County announced on Sunday two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in King County residents, bringing the total of confirmed cases to six. Public Health will provide additional updates later today.

First death due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of King County

February 29, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County, Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reporting today three presumptive positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including one person who died.