Mental health care providers are preparing for what could be a difficult fall, as more Washington residents seek out mental health services in an already stretched thin system.
Health officials confirmed more than 100 COVID-19 cases over the weekend, indicating a possible uptick due to increased testing as well as cases stemming from Labor Day celebrations.
Statewide, COVID-19 activity is decreasing or plateauing with the exception of Whitman County, which has seen explosive growth with the return of college students.
Health officials have asked county residents to celebrate Labor Day responsibly and in small groups, with face coverings and distancing, to keep declining case rates continue to decline.
Case counts and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have dropped significantly in the Inland Northwest, but it will still be a weeks or months before incidence rates are low enough for officials to give the "okay" for in-person learning environments.
Through case investigations, the Spokane Regional Health District has contacted more than 1,000 businesses when an employee tested positive this summer, in order to see what contact tracing or preventative measures the business can take going forward.
Exploding case counts in Whitman County has Spokane County Commissioners re-considering if they should invest some CARES Act funds in local universities that are opening in-person.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will open an outpatient primary care clinic in the Spokane Teaching Health Center, in collaboration with WSU Health Sciences, to enable more local veterans to get health care as well as provide teaching opportunities to students.
Is breastfeeding safe if a new mother has COVID-19? Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Idaho are seeking out that answer.
The Washington State Department of Health has enlisted several private firms to support local case-investigation and contact-tracing efforts across the state.
College students returning to campuses are responsible for COVID-19 outbreaks nationwide, including in Whitman County, where students who returned to Pullman have tested positive in large numbers for the virus.
Despite Washington State University offering courses remotely, college students returning to Pullman have led to a near doubling of Whitman County’s COVID-19 case count in just four days.
Spokane County crested the 5,000-case mark for COVID-19 infections, after the Spokane Regional Health District confirmed 30 new cases Monday, in addition to 66 over the weekend.
Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation on Wednesday which requires farms and produce-packing facilities to test their employees for COVID-19 if nine workers test positive in a two-week window.
Spokane County's incidence rate for COVID-19 has dropped below 200 cases per 100,000, where it hovered in recent weeks, a positive sign of many for the county.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a paid sick leave program for agricultural workers who may develop symptoms of COVID-19 but are unable to access state benefits.