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December 17, 2020 5:15 PM Connor Sarles
SPOKANE, Wash. After a recent lull in COVID-19, infections surged back to near record-highs once again with 575 testing positive for the virus on Thursday.
The last spike was on December 8, where 686 were diagnosed with the coronavirus in a single day. Since then, and in the midst of concerns of an expected surge following Thanksgiving, cases were dwindling day by day 407 on December 12, 307 the next day, then 285, 225 and a recent record-low on Wednesday with just 129 cases.
Thursday marks the second-highest day of infections in Spokane County since the pandemic started.
“COVID-19 case numbers can fluctuate for numerous reasons. Many factors such as data reports from providers and staffing availability can cause what appear to be day-to-day inconsistencies,” reads a release from the Spokane Regional Health District. “SRHD disease investigators recommend evaluating trending data over two to three we
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Economic recovery and future investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were front and center in Gov. Jay Insleeâs proposed 2021-2023 biennial budget announced Thursday, with a capital gains tax and a tax on insurers among methods designed to pay for the potential expenditures.
During a press conference, Inslee went over highlights of his budget proposal, which will come before the Washington State Legislature when they reconvene in January. Both the state House of Representatives and state Senate will formulate their own proposals during the upcoming budget session year.
Key expenditures included in Insleeâs proposal deal with recovery efforts in the wake of COVID-19, including economic relief for businesses and Washington residents impacted by the pandemic.
Inslee puts pause on termination of city-county health departments
He calls politics in public health ‘reckless, dangerous’ By Laurel Demkovich, The Spokesman-Review
Published: December 16, 2020, 7:51pm
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Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation Monday halting the termination of a city-county health department or the withdrawal from a health district until the COVID-19 state of emergency is over, as local public health districts face continued politicization.
The proclamation came a day before a Pierce County Council vote to break its county-city health department agreement. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has received attention the past few weeks after councilmembers proposed breaking a decadeslong agreement between Tacoma and Pierce County to share a health department.
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer tested positive on November 21 and has since recovered. Author: Amanda Roley Updated: 6:47 PM PST December 16, 2020
SPOKANE, Wash. The COVID-19 vaccine in Spokane will first go to high-risk first responders, such as people in health care working closely with COVID-19 patients or in long term care facilities.
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said fire fighters and law enforcement are included in this 1A category. But, it s dose dependent and he said it needs to go to health care workers on the frontline first.
When firefighters do get the vaccine, he believes this will be another line of defense to protect those who protect us.