08-03-2020 DOH COVID-19 news clips

DOH Quotes / Mentions

What you need to know about coronavirus Monday, Aug. 3 - KING5 (DOH)

Inslee Announces Proclamation Intended to Bolster COVID-19 Tracking Efforts - Centralia Chronicle (Secretary Wiesman)

Data Outage Delays Washington Coronavirus Updates - Seattle, WA Patch (DOH)

COVID-19 transmission still growing across Washington state; Whatcom numbers delayed - Bellingham Herald (Secretary Wiesman)

COVID-19 focus shifts back to older population - South Whidbey Record (DOH)

Health officials report more than 1,700 new coronavirus cases, pass 1 million tests - KOMO (DOH)

COVID-19 still rising in Washington; no turnaround yet - EIN News (DOH)

State warns COVID mental health struggles could get worse before better - MyNorthwest.com (DOH)

COVID cases double in Tri-Cities in July. But promising trend developing - Tri-City Herald (DOH)

COVID-19 Timeline: July: Economic comeback muffled by masks - wenatcheeworld.com (DOH)

Here’s how some Whatcom businesses maintain safe environments for workers, customers - Bellingham Herald (DOH)

Thurston County ends week with 99 COVID-19 cases (but there’s some good news, too) - The Olympian (DOH)

Public health concerns us all | Opinion | wenatcheeworld.com (Dr. Kathy Lofy)

Guest Opinion: School leaders are committed to safety - The Spokesman-Review (DOH)

COVID-19 Lockdown Cost-Benefit: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? - Keypennews (DOH)

Highest rates of COVID-19 in WA now in ages 20-24 (DOH; KIRO 7)

Washington Army and Air National Guard and Health Department hold isolation facility drill in Ellensburg (DOH; Ellensburg Daily Record)

Vashon Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Reports (DOH; Vashon Beach Comber)

COVID-19 updates: 58,173 cases, 1,596 deaths in Washington state (DOH; My Northwest)

WA Dept of Health: ‘No turnaround yet’ of COVID-19 pandemic (News Release; Yak Tri News, KXLY Spokane, Mason Web TV)

Data outage delays Washington coronavirus updates (news release; Seattle Patch)

WA State

Coronavirus daily news updates, August 3: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world (Seattle Times)

Okanogan orchard worker under quarantine dies at farm labor camp (Seattle Times)

Rockwood Retirement confirms 12 test positive for COVID-19, residents moved into isolation (KXLY)

State now requires race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 cases (Yakima Herald)

Public online schools in Washington are seeing growth as parents look for a different option (KNKX)

Insurance Commissioner extends order against COVID-19 surprise billing and lab fees (News Tribune)

Moses Lake school board approves three-option back-to-school plan for fall, approval from local health district and state pending (iFIBER One)

Gym operators pushing Inslee for new approach to keep fitness centers open, safe (KOMO)

As Spokane jail holds fewer people due to COVID-19, is crime up? (Spokesman)

Hundreds become lawyers in Washington state without bar exam requirement due to COVID-19 exemption (Seattle Times)

Nation

Debate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccine (Q13)

CDC tool helps parents weigh risks of returning kids to school amid coronavirus pandemic (KREM)

Texas man who was hospitalized with COVID-19 claims hydroxychloriquine saved his life (KEPR)

Dr. Birx warns of rising coronavirus outbreaks in rural areas (KREM)

A 28-year-old woman is the first Covid-19 survivor to receive a double-lung transplant in the US (KXLY)

Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks (Seattle Times)

Colleges need to test for Covid-19 frequently to keep campuses open this fall, study says (CNN)

Birx Says U.S. Epidemic Is in a ‘New Phase’ (NY Times)

Hydroxychloroquine not effective, time to 'move on:' White House coronavirus testing chief Giroir (USA Today)

A $600-a-Week Lifeline for Unemployed Americans Expires After an Impasse in Washington (New York Times)

Tyson Foods adopts weekly coronavirus testing for workers (Washington Post)

Health experts urge caution for school reopenings as coronavirus safety plans are put to the test (CNN)

Global

Spain to roll out COVID-19 app twice as effective as human tracers in pilot (Reuters)

'If Coronavirus Doesn't Kill Me, Hunger Will': Mexico's Poor Bear Brunt Of Pandemic (NPR)

How Italy Turned Around Its Coronavirus Calamity (New York Times)

Economy / Business

GM’s solution to keep a key truck plant running amid coronavirus fears (Columbian)

In Washington State, So Far It's State Workers Who Have Felt The Budget Squeeze (NPR)

Alabama Budget On Stronger Footing Than Other States During COVID-19 (NPR)

Viewpoints / Opinions

Opinion: Measuring excess mortality gives a clearer picture of the pandemic’s true burden (STAT)

Community

Music a healing balm for hospitalized COVID patients (Columbian)

Wisniewski: Back to church: The weird, comforting feeling of being together again in the COVID-19 era (Columbian)

In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response (Seattle Times)

'Stop! Sanitize!': Alabama principal parodies MC Hammer ahead of students' return to school amid coronavirus (USA Today)

Research / Science

What we know about children and COVID-19 (Seattle Times)

Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds (Seattle Times, NY Times)

Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project (NY Times)

Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies (Reuters)

 

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Franji Mayes

Emergency Communications Consultant

Center for Public Affairs

Washington State Department of Health

franji.mayes@doh.wa.gov

360-789-6410 | www.doh.wa.gov