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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
President declares major disaster in Washington State
This will be a slightly abbreviated Sunday version of my daily coronavirus update. But, I wanted to let you know that today Governor Jay Inslee shared that President Trump had declared a major disaster in Washington as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The declaration grants the state’s request for assistance with crisis counseling and training to address the impact of the outbreak on the mental health of affected Washingtonians. Other disaster assistance programs requested in Inslee’s letter remain under review by the White House, including expanded unemployment assistance and basic food benefits. Click the following link to learn more about this development: https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-statement-federal-major-disaster-declaration
New statewide director for COVID-19 response
Further, Gov. Inslee also announced that he had named retired Navy Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono as Washington state director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. Bono is currently a senior fellow with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. As the former chief executive officer and director for the Defense Health Agency, Bono led a joint, integrated support agency that enabled all branches of the U.S. military medical services to provide health care services to those engaged in combat. She is the first woman surgeon in the military to hold the rank of vice admiral.
For more updates regarding COVID-19 be sure to visit my Facebook page and I will do my best to share the latest information as it becomes available.
Latest data from Public Health
Public Health—Seattle & King County is reporting the following confirmed cases and deaths due to COVID-19 through 11:59 p.m. on 3/21/20.
- 1,040 confirmed cases (up 106 from yesterday)*
- 75 confirmed deaths (up 1 from yesterday)
This additional death includes:
- A man in his 80s, who died on 3/13 at Overlake Medical Center
Of the 75 deaths reported, 35 are confirmed to be associated with Life Care Center of Kirkland.
Keep in touch
Thank you again for taking the time to read my update. You can expect ones to continue being sent out on a daily basis. Feel free to forward them to others who can subscribe by clicking here. I will do my best to send updates on weekends but be sure to visit my Facebook page for the latest info.
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And please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns and, most importantly, be well.
Sincerely,
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
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