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  • caption: Genet Mekonen receives her first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, administered by Seattle Firefighter Alan Heddings, right, on Friday, February 5, 2021, at the Ethiopian Community in Seattle, ECS, along Rainier Avenue South. With 1,000 weekly doses, the city of Seattle partnered with ECS to vaccinate older adults in congregate permanent supportive housing in a pop-up vaccine clinic.

    Pandemic updates for Washington state (February 7-12)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, February 7, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 4,449 Covid-19 related deaths; 304,382 confirmed cases; 15,764 probable cases; and a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. 18,156 people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 in Washington state. According to the most recent data and NPR's hospital capacity monitor: King County has 74% of hospital beds taken, with 7% occupied by Covid-19 patients; Pierce County has 89% of beds taken, with 14% occupied by Covid-19 patients; and Snohomish County has 81% of beds taken with 9% occupied by Covid-19 patients. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. So far, 833,935 Washingtonians have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Get the latest coronavirus news and other local stories delivered straight to your inbox every weekday with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. Sign up here.

  • caption: Doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are drawn out during a vaccine clinic set up by the Othello Station Pharmacy and the Somali Health Board to vaccinate roughly 100 seniors in the community on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at The Brighton Apartments, a complex for seniors, on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle.

    Pandemic blog: Updates for the Northwest (January 31-February 4)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Friday, January 29, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 4,285 Covid-19 related deaths; 295,861 confirmed cases; 13,940 probable cases; and a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. 17,543 people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 in Washington state. According to the most recent data and NPR's hospital capacity monitor: King County has 74% of hospital beds taken, with 8% occupied by Covid-19 patients; Pierce County has 90% of beds taken, with 15% occupied by Covid-19 patients; and Snohomish County has 77% of beds taken with 13% occupied by Covid-19 patients. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. So far, 616,589 Washingtonians have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Get the latest coronavirus news and other local stories delivered straight to your inbox every weekday with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. Sign up here. We want to hear your Coronavirus story. KUOW is creating a collection of stories of the people who died of Covid-19 and to celebrate the lives they lived. Learn more.

  • caption: The Seattle Fire Department has led vaccination efforts citywide; however, neither the fire nor police departments track Covid vaccinations among their employees.

    Covid-19 updates in the Northwest (January 25-29)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Friday, January 22, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 4,114 Covid-19 related deaths; 287,031 confirmed cases; 13,167 probable cases; and a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. 17,129 people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 in Washington state. According to the most recent data and NPR's ICU monitor: King County has 69% of hospital beds taken, with 24% occupied by Covid-19 patients; Pierce County has 83% of beds taken, with 13% occupied by Covid-19 patients; and Snohomish County has 61% of beds taken with 17% occupied by Covid-19 patients. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. So far, 391,195 Washingtonians have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Get the latest coronavirus news and other local stories delivered straight to your inbox every weekday with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. Sign up here.

  • caption: People wait for 15 minutes after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, January 24, 2021, during a one-day pop up Covid-19 vaccine clinic at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle.

    Pandemic updates: Covid-19 in the Northwest (January 19-24)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, January 17, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 3,903 Covid-19 related deaths; 289,939 confirmed cases; 12,535 probable cases; and a 1.3% death rate among positive cases. 16,558 people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 in Washington state. According to the most recent data and NPR's ICU monitor: King County has 71% of hospital beds taken, with 8% occupied by Covid-19 patients; Pierce County has 90% of beds taken, with 17% occupied by Covid-19 patients; and Snohomish County has 80% of beds taken with 18% occupied by Covid-19 patients. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. Get the latest coronavirus news and other local stories delivered straight to your inbox every weekday with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. Sign up here.

  • caption: Dr. AnGee Baldini fills out paperwork after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on the first day of vaccinations for employees on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue.

    Pandemic blog: Covid-19 updates for Washington state

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Saturday, January 9, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 3,698 Covid-19 related deaths; 260,360 confirmed cases; 10,611 probable cases; and a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. 15,415 people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 in Washington state. According to the most recent data and NPR's ICU monitor: King County has 69% of hospital beds taken, with 9% occupied by Covid-19 patients; Pierce County has 88% of beds taken, with 14% occupied by Covid-19 patients; and Snohomish County has 75% of beds taken with 22% occupied by Covid-19 patients. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Adam Pollard, a registered nurse with HealthPoint, draws out individual doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from a vial on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at a drive-thru vaccine clinic for health-care workers in Renton.

    Pandemic updates for Seattle and the Northwest (January 3-11)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Wednesday, December 30, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 3,461 Covid-19 related deaths; 237,165 confirmed cases; 9,587 probable cases; and a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. A total of 14,748 people are hospitalized with Covid Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Pharmacists with CVS look out of the front entrance of the Life Care Center of Kirkland ahead of the administration of the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccinations for staff members on Monday, December 28, 2020, in Kirkland.

    Pandemic updates in the Northwest (December 21-30)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Saturday December 19, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 3,104 Covid-19 related deaths; 214,466 confirmed cases; a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Registered nurse Tina Nguyen uses a disinfectant wipe after administering a Covid-19 test on Friday, November 20, 2020, at the International Community Health Services drive thru testing site on 8th Avenue South in Seattle's International District.

    Updates on the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington (December 14-20)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, December 13, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,879 Covid-19 related deaths; 202,063 confirmed cases; a 1.4% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Hair stylist Carter Renee cuts Alan Davidson's hair on Wednesday, October 21 , 2020, at the patio salon that they created outside of their home in Seattle. "It feels like a dangerous job," said Renee. "If I didn’t love doing hair as much as I do, if it wasn’t my creative passion, I wouldn’t be trying this hard."

    Coronavirus pandemic updates for the Northwest (December 6-13)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, December 6, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,925 Covid-19 related deaths; 175,793 confirmed cases; a 1.7% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.