Where cases stand in Washington
- 29 new coronavirus deaths reported in Washington Thursday among 833 new cases overall, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
- Total: 1,653 deaths among 60,917 overall cases in Washington state.
- The state has previously reported the total number of COVID-19 tests submitted in Washington state, and the percentage of tests that came back positive. However, the state did not supply that data on Thursday.
- As of Wednesday, 1,009,486 people in Washington have taken a coronavirus test, and 5.9% of those tests were positive.
The state has announced new rules for long-term care facilities, which could give families and friends greater access to their loved ones as the coronavirus pandemic moves into its seventh month in Washington state.
Long-term care facilities will have phased reopenings for visitations, based on their outbreak preparedness and whether staff or residents have tested positive for coronavirus.
Gov. Jay Inslee made the announcement at a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
- 29 new coronavirus deaths reported in Washington Thursday among 833 new cases overall, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
- Total: 1,653 deaths among 60,917 overall cases in Washington state.
- The state has previously reported the total number of COVID-19 tests submitted in Washington state, and the percentage of tests that came back positive. However, the state did not supply that data on Thursday.
- As of Wednesday, 1,009,486 people in Washington have taken a coronavirus test, and 5.9% of those tests were positive.
If Taiwan or Greenland are in your travel plans, U.S. public health officials say you can go ahead and pack your bags.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday revised its travel advisory information. Previously, the agency told U.S. travelers to avoid all nonessential international travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it says such travel is fine — but only to about 20 locations.
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that adults have gotten sick and some have even died recently after drinking hand sanitizers containing methanol.
The CDC report details the cases of 15 adults in Arizona and New Mexico who were hospitalized between May and June for methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizers.
Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
The Labor Department’s report Thursday marked the 20th straight week that at least 1 million people have sought jobless aid. Before the pandemic hit hard in March, the number of Americans seeking unemployment checks had never surpassed 700,000 in a week, not even during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
In June, John Postema, the owner of Flower World in Maltby, banned employees from wearing masks.
He was under investigation by Washington state's Department Labor and Industries and now faces a $4,200 fine.
