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89,743 people have tested positive, 100 more than yesterday’s total 1,475 people have died, 3 more than yesterday’s total 5,398 people have been hospitalized, 17 more than yesterday’s total 986,092 people have been tested, 4,909 more than yesterday’s total
One week ago, the totals were 87,726/1,462/5,333/969,362.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
NATIONAL/WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 132.3 million cases worldwide, 30.8 million of them in the U.S. – see other nation-by-nation stats by going here.
PANDEMIC BRIEFING: At 2 pm tomorrow online, state health officials will present their weekly briefing and media Q&A. Watch the livestream here.
CITY’S BIGGEST VAX WEEK EVER:The city says it’ll vaccinate more people this week than any other so far – 30,000 doses.
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In the name of public health, counties in Washington are giving needles to underage children without checking ID’s and without discussing possible treatment options.
Seattle community members have grown increasingly concerned over the incentivizing practices of “Kings Country Needle Exchange” which offers clean, unused syringes and sterile injection equipment to drug addicts in both Seattle and King county.
One such King county exchange program, the South County Outreach Referral and Exchange (SCORE), has come under significant scrutiny from community activists who say they’ve seen obviously underage children receive needles and proceed to immediately shoot up.
1,472 people have died, unchanged since yesterday 5,381 people have been hospitalized, 15 more than yesterday’s total 981,183 people have been tested, 4,826 more than yesterday’s total
One week ago, those totals were 87,567/1,461/5,303/964,809.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 131.7 million cases, 2,860,000 deaths – 555,000 in the U.S. See the other stats – nation by nation – here.
FAMILY SURVEY: If you have a
Seattle Public Schools 6th through 11th grader, the survey on whether you’ll xtick with all-remote learning or go hybrid is due tomorrow.
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Rantz: Seattle Public Health will give needles to minors, community pushes back April 5, 2021 at 5:37 am
Needle exchange programs from Public Health Seattle & King County hand out needles to any drug addict who asks. That includes minors, no matter their age. They’ll even hand deliver it to them at their home or in a public parking lot.
The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH has learned that county needle exchange programs don’t even have written rules for when staff interact with minors.
A Federal Way woman says she witnessed a teen as young as 16 receive needles from South County Outreach Referral and Exchange (SCORE). He then proceeded to shoot up. Now, thanks to a group of community activists, the spotlight is focused on how SCORE and Public Health operates.