King County braces for reopening rollbacks despite vaccination progress Washington state is in a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. For King County and other counties around the state, that is likely to result in a return of tighter restrictions. KUOWâs Kate Walters gave Kim Malcolm this update. This interview has been edited for clarity. Kim Malcolm: King County is in Phase 3, which means we've been seeing more people able to sit inside restaurants and go into retail stores operating at 50% capacity, but weâve been watching our Covid cases go up. What do we know about where we're headed?