As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the Inland Northwest, Kootenai Health officials are working on plans to transfer patients since their critical care unit is full.
Gov. Inslee is restricting social gatherings as COVID-19 numbers climb. Spokane reported 95 new cases on Thursday, and the Idaho Panhandle had 107 new cases.
OLYMPIA – The “pause” in Washington’s economic reopening will be extended for at least two more weeks as the state tries to stem the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday.
More than 200 Spokane County residents tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, as the Inland Northwest continues to see a surge in cases recorded in recent weeks.
Spokane County health officials announced 46 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the weekly county total to 373 and the county’s overall tally to 1,942.
Organizers of major Spokane events face challenges as they navigate the public health restrictions – and participant concerns – brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the virus spreading in regions throughout Washington state, the governor asked residents to wear masks in order to continue reopening parts of the state's economy.
Washington State University will begin analyzing samples for COVID-19, as case counts continue to climb in Eastern Washington and the demand for more testing capacity does as well.
Washington businesses must require all patrons and employees to wear face coverings starting Tuesday under an order from Gov. Jay Inslee, as populous areas east of the Cascade Range have seen troubling upticks in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Washington state had flattened the curve, but with reopening counties came more cases, and now the state is at similar case count levels as it was in April.
Hospital officials warned that a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations while manageable could impact other surgeries and important medical care offered in hospitals, as is happening in Houston and Phoenix.
Spokane County Commissioners and Mayor Nadine Woodward are no longer advocating for the county to move to Phase 3, after case counts have exploded and hospitalizations have doubled in the past week.
COVID-19 continues to spread in Spokane County, with young people accounting for many new cases due to large gatherings and not following face covering directives.
During a visit to Spokane County, Gov. Jay Inslee warned that the hospitalizations in Spokane County due to COVID-19 are projected to double in the next couple weeks.
The Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health decided to push a resolution against racism to committee rather than just pass it at their meeting Thursday.