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News >  Spokane

22 new COVID-19 cases reported in Spokane County

UPDATED: Thu., June 4, 2020

Health officials in Spokane County reported 22 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. That brings the county total to 651. No new deaths were reported, and seven people are currently hospitalized.

News >  Idaho

Idaho Panhandle counties see community spread of virus as state reopens

UPDATED: Thu., June 4, 2020

Three counties in the Idaho Panhandle now have community spread of COVID-19, after Idaho reopened to Phase 3 of the governor’s plan.

News >  Spokane

15 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Spokane County; rural Eastern Washington counties apply for Phase 3

Wed., June 3, 2020

Spokane County confirmed 15 more cases on Wednesday, bringing the county total to 629.

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News >  Washington

Nonwhite Washington residents have contracted COVID-19 at disproportionate rates

UPDATED: Wed., June 3, 2020

Racial inequities impact Washington state’s COVID-19 case data, health officials say.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County adds 13 new cases of COVID-19

UPDATED: Tue., June 2, 2020

Spokane County now has had 615 confirmed cases of COVID-19, after 13 more residents tested positive on Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County Commission agrees to use $6 million in federal aid to cover health district deficit

UPDATED: Tue., June 2, 2020

Spokane County Commissioners voted to award $6 million in federal aid funding to the Spokane Regional Health District, covering a projected $4.9 million deficit caused by the rising costs of responding to COVID-19.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County health officer joined in Sunday’s march

UPDATED: Mon., June 1, 2020

Even in the midst of a pandemic, state and local public health officials have expressed their support for demonstrations against police brutality of Black Americans.

News >  Spokane

Does a recent surge in cases mean more spread of the coronavirus in Spokane County? The answer could determine how the county moves forward in reopening

Sun., May 31, 2020

Spokane County recorded more than 120 cases in the last week, and a lot of the new cases are in young adults.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count to date

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2020

Health officials reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 cases in Spokane County, the highest daily number of cases recorded since the pandemic began.

News >  Spokane

Spokane health district faces deficits due to COVID-19; county commissioners want other entities to help cover cost

UPDATED: Thu., May 28, 2020

The Board of Health was poised to pass a resolution to ask Spokane County commissioners for funding until the commissioners themselves squashed the idea.

News >  Spokane

14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Spokane County, bringing weekly total above 100

UPDATED: Thu., May 28, 2020

The new cases come as the county’s Emergency Operations Center is set to close on Friday, with another committee taking its place to coordinate regional efforts instead.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County records highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases as virus spreads in community

UPDATED: Wed., May 27, 2020

Spokane County confirmed 23 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count recorded since the pandemic reached the county.

News >  Spokane

Nearly half of Spokane pasta factory employees have tested positive for COVID-19, many with no symptoms

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

An outbreak at the Philadelphia Macaroni Co. factory in Spokane spread to nearly half the employees at the plant, despite many of them not yet experiencing symptoms.

News >  Spokane

Recovered COVID-19 patients may help treat it with plasma donations, but few have donated in Inland Northwest

Tue., May 26, 2020

Plasma donated from people recovered from COVID-19 is being used to treat those who are still suffering from the virus, in an effort to see if antibodies can help provide a treatment.

News >  Spokane

Spokane confirms 31 COVID-19 cases in two days, with most tied to outbreak at pasta factory

UPDATED: Fri., May 22, 2020

Spokane had very low case counts all through May, but then 31 new confirmed cases on Thursday and Friday. The majority of those new cases are tied to an outbreak at a Spokane-based pasta factory.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County cleared to move to Phase 2 of reopening

UPDATED: Fri., May 22, 2020

Spokane County is cleared to move to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start reopening plan.

News >  Spokane

13 new cases confirmed in Spokane as health district awaits approval to move to next reopening phase

UPDATED: Thu., May 21, 2020

About half of the 13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday are related to the same outbreak, that health officials say is now controlled.

News >  Spokane

Spokane adds 6 additional cases, no new deaths on Wednesday

UPDATED: Wed., May 20, 2020

Six new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Spokane County Wednesday.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County health officer makes masks mandatory in public – but rule won’t be enforced

UPDATED: Wed., May 20, 2020

Spokane County residents must wear masks in public, when they will be within 6 feet of another person who they do not live with, under a new directive.

News >  Spokane

Another veteran who contracted COVID-19 dies at Spokane Veterans Home

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2020

A veteran, who was hospitalized with COVID-19, died at the Spokane Veterans Home a week after testing negative for the virus and returning.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County aims to ease limits by Memorial Day under new rules announced Tuesday

UPDATED: Tue., May 19, 2020

Spokane County can reopen parts of its economy and move to Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan – but only if it can meet new guidelines.

News >  Washington

Rural hospitals reopen with extra safety precautions in place

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

Rural counties in the Inland Northwest avoided COVID-19 outbreaks this spring, and now, rural hospitals are finally reopening, bringing back furloughed employees and ready to welcome back patients.

News >  Spokane

Hospital officials urge residents to seek urgent care if needed; new guidelines coming today

UPDATED: Mon., May 18, 2020

On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee’s order prohibiting elective surgeries expires. A large group of stakeholders has been meeting with the governor’s office to determine what this next phase will look like for hospitals and dentist offices alike.

News >  Spokane

Spokane home for medically fragile children in jeopardy due to limited donations

Sun., May 17, 2020

Ashley House, a nonprofit organization that provides group home care for medically fragile children, wanted to open a house in Spokane; now COVID-19 has put their fundraising efforts and their plans in jeopardy.

News >  Washington

Whitman County joins 8 others in move to Phase 2 of reopening

UPDATED: Fri., May 15, 2020

Whitman County got clearance to move to Phase 2 of the governor’s reopening plan on Friday, bringing the total to nine counties, including all of Spokane County’s neighbors.