King County COVID-19 updates for May 24, 2021

Indoor Mask Directive

• Summary of the indoor mask directive now available in 35 languages
• Frequently Asked Questions on masks page updated to include information on the indoor mask directive

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The COVID-19 testing site at Highline College Park in Des Moines will be permanently closed as of Wednesday, May 26, 2021. See all COVID-19 testing sites in King County.

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City of Seattle proclaims Monday, May 24, 2021 Patty Hayes Day 

Honoring years of service and leadership, the City of Seattle issued a proclamation declaring Monday, May 24, 2021 to be Patty Hayes Day:

• Read Proclamation on Twitter
• Read Proclamation on Facebook

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Due to network issues, the Daily COVID-19 outbreak summary dashboard update for 5/24/21 is delayed and may be canceled. We expect the normal schedule to resume 5/25/21. The data below is updated as of 5/22/21 at 11 am.

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

• Total positive counts in King County: 108,308 (New counts since 5/21/21: 205 at overall 4.4% of all tests)
  • Confirmed: 103,831 (New counts since 5/21/21: 203)
  • Probable: 4,477 (New counts since 5/21/21: 2)
    
    
• Hospitalizations: 6,099
  • New hospitalizations since 5/21/21: 18 at 5.6% of all positive cases
    
    
• Deaths due to COVID-19 illness: 1,575
  • New deaths since 5/21/21: 2 at 1.5% of all positive cases
    
    
• All PCR test results: 2,398,670
  • Overall new since 5/21/21: 10,647
    
    
• People tested by PCR: 1,087,290
  • Overall new since 5/21/21: 3,616

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

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