King County COVID-19 updates for April 15, 2021

Dining during COVID: How to spot signs that a restaurant is doing it right, Public Health Insider blog

Eating out has changed a lot during the pandemic. Even when indoor dining is permitted, it can be hard to know how risky it really is to sit down and order a waffle or a burrito. We've highlighted how a few different restaurants are implementing COVID-19 precautions to keep customers safe.

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COVID-19 update with Dr. Jeff Duchin on April 16, 2021

Tune in tomorrow, April 16 at 12:15pm for an update on COVID-19 in King County. Dr. Jeff Duchin will provide updates on trends in COVID-19 cases and share the latest information on vaccination efforts.

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• Daily case report data dashboard
  • Daily outbreak summary for web-enabled mobile devices (phones and tablets)

• Total positive counts in King County: 92,599
  • New counts since yesterday: 441 at overall 4.4% of all tests
    
    
• Total hospitalizations in King County: 5,503
  • New hospitalizations since yesterday: 13 at 5.9% of all positive cases
    
    
• Total deaths due to COVID-19 illness in King County: 1,491
  • New deaths since yesterday: 2 at 1.6% of all positive cases
    
    
• Total count of all test results: 2,112,636
  • New test results since yesterday: 2,170
    
    
• Total count of people tested in King County: 1,002,141
  • New count of people tested since yesterday: 861

All other COVID-19 dashboards are posted at www.kingcounty.gov/covid/data

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View COVID-19 daily email alerts online posted in the past week.