9 Western WA counties now recommend mask use indoors
July 27, 2021 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) Health officials in more than a half-dozen western Washington counties are now recommending mask-wearing in indoor public spaces regardless of vaccine status because of a rise in COVID-19 cases and the highly infectious delta variant.
Public Health Seattle & King County officials said on Monday in a joint statement with the counties that local health officers from around the Puget Sound region were joining together in the recommendation after King County health officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin, issued the guidance on Friday.
Officials in Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson, San Juan and Grays Harbor counties joined King in the recommendation.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The year-plus mask mandate for public indoor spaces in Oregon was lifted by Gov. Kate Brown back at the end of June, when vaccinations reached 70% of adults. But now, some areas across the Northwest are returning to indoor-mask recommendations, due to a rise in Delta variant cases and High Desert residents and businesses are watching.
Health officials in Multnomah County, Oregon s most populous, said Monday they strongly recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccine status.
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In Skagit County, children now have a higher case rate than people over 70. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 9:01 PM PDT April 29, 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Children under age 10 have consistently had the lowest COVID-19 case rates, but that has been changing. Now they have higher rates of COVID-19 than people over 70.
The American Academy of Pediatrics now reports children make up 20% of all new cases.
Part of that is because most seniors have now been vaccinated while there is still no available vaccine for anyone under 16.
Other factors include a resumption of in-person learning, as well as variants of the virus that spread much more easily.
Skagit County could slip back to Phase 2 if COVID-19 trends continue rising
Health officials say B.1.1.7, otherwise known as the UK variant is largely to blame for rising cases. The move backward could devastate small businesses. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 6:51 PM PDT April 7, 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Mount Vernon s Lunchbox Diner has only been open for seven days after a five-month coronavirus-related closure.
Owner Steve Sewell says it s the first time he s felt hopeful about his business surviving. Business has been fantastic, he says. I couldn t ask for a better time to open up.
The timing is perfect for the restaurant. The annual Tulip Festival is now blooming, bringing a desperately needed injection of money to the Skagit Valley.