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Racism deemed a public health issue in Washington, state public health association declares

"If we do not address those policies and they continue to exist, you have institutional racism that still holds people down, and not having access to certain things creates this level of anxiety or stress that ultimately has an impact on BIPOC communities, and it's a full circle," said Adrian Dominguez, president of the Washington State Public Health Association
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Here’s a look at Tuesday’s local COVID-19 numbers

The Spokane Regional Health District reported 23 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, but this number is not complete due to a Department of Health data interruption that’s expected to be resolved by Wednesday. The health district also confirmed 10 additional deaths.
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Contact-tracing expected to continue locally, but focus will shift after omicron cast doubt on effectiveness for individual cases

The Spokane Regional Health District will continue COVID-19 contact tracing through 2022, after the district renewed its contract with the Public Health Institute for another year. But the efforts will likely look different, since the highly contagious omicron variant brought into question the effectiveness of contact tracing on an individual basis.