Health officials worried about a fifth wave in COVID cases, delta variant A COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the University of Washington campus. (File photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
With the delta variant moving in, health officials warn COVID cases are sharply increasing in Washington state. Hospitals are preparing for another winter like last year.
“We’re seeing the onset of additional cases where what I would call the fifth wave,” said Washington State Epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist. “The majority of those are the Delta variant.”
Lindquist said COVID-19 hospitalizations are also increasing.
He says the Delta variant spreads faster than other variants, and is especially taking hold in areas of the state with low vaccination rates.
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