Recap of Recent COVID-19 News and Updates





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Recap of Recent COVID-19 News and Updates

Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022

*Contact:*? Public Information Desk
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"*Statewide Response Updates*"

*Newest numbers.?*The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,756,800 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 9. There have been 13,637 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard [ [link removed] ].

*Updated DOH guidance.* DOH released an updated version of the Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools and Child Care [ [link removed] ]. DOH collaborated with local health jurisdictions; tribal health partners; the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI); the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and other partners on this year's guidance.

DOH also shared resource materials to support schools, child care providers, and families. These materials provide a high-level overview of key changes in the guidance and will be available in additional languages later this month:


* School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Brief for School Staff [ [link removed] ]
* School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Brief for Child Care Staff [ [link removed] ]
* Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Family Letter [ [link removed] ]
* School COVID-19 Guidance Family Letter [ [link removed] ]

Read the Aug. 10 news release [ [link removed] ] regarding DOH's updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and child care.

*Reported COVID-19 reinfections in Washington state. *This weekly report includes information on hospitalizations and deaths, demographics, trends over time, and vaccination status of people with a reinfection where DOH has information about both infection events. Read the full Aug. 10 report. [ [link removed] ]

*COVID-19 cases among children and youth in Washington. *This weekly report provides information on COVID-19 in all children and youth, ages 0 to 19 years. Cases are broken down by educational service district (ESD) regions and age. Read the full Aug. 10 report in English [ [link removed] ] and in Spanish [ [link removed] ].

*COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status. *This weekly report provides a brief overview of confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among those who are not fully vaccinated in Washington state. Read the full Aug. 10 report. [ [link removed] ]

*DOH SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variants report.* This weekly report summarizes genome sequencing coverage of Washington SARS-CoV-2 specimens from multiple laboratories from across the United States and our state. It provides a statewide view of sequencing capacity and data, including breakouts by county and demographics. Read the full Aug. 10 report. [ [link removed] ]

*SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough surveillance and case information resource.* This weekly report provides data and criteria on fully vaccinated people who test positive with SARS-CoV-2 and may or may not develop COVID-19 symptoms. Read the full Aug. 10 report. [ [link removed] ]

*COVID-19 morbidity and mortality by race, ethnicity, and spoken language in Washington state.*?This bimonthly report provides an overview of confirmed or probable COVID-19 case, hospitalization, and death rates by race and ethnicity at state and regional levels. It also provides counts and percentages of confirmed or probable cases and hospitalizations by primary language spoken. Read the full Aug. 9 report. [ [link removed] ]?

*"Resources"*

*Get a vaccine, exposure notifications, COVID-19 testing, and proof of vaccination.?*Use the DOH vaccine locator [ [link removed] ] to help end the pandemic. Next, get WA Notify [ [link removed] ] so you?ll know if you?ve been near another WA Notify user who later tests positive for COVID-19. To get quickly and easily tested anywhere in Washington, visit the DOH COVID-19 testing locations page [ [link removed] ].?For K-12 students, staff, and parents/guardians, learn more about our partnership that helps schools provide easy COVID-19 testing on site [ [link removed] ]. Once vaccinated, you can provide your vaccination status using WA Verify [ [link removed] ].

*Care Connect Washington assistance*. Care Connect [ [link removed] ] provides food and other support to people who test positive for COVID-19 so they can isolate at home. People who have been exposed to the virus and are actively quarantining are also eligible. Making it easier for people to stay home helps slow the spread of the illness. Call the COVID-19 Information Hotline at 1-800-525-0127, then press #. Language assistance is available. The hotline hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and observed state holidays.

*Latest COVID-19 reopening guidance for businesses and workers.*?See a full list of current reopening guidance [ [link removed] ] from the Governor's Office.

*Guidance and resources for employers and business owners.?*Sign up for the Economic and Business Resilience Newsletter. [ [link removed] ]

*The state COVID-19 Assistance Hotline*?is a general information line related to COVID-19. If you need information or have a general question, call 1-800-525-0127, then press # or text?211-211?for help. Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and on?observed state holidays [ [link removed] ]. You can also text the word??Coronavirus??to?211-211?to receive information and updates on your phone wherever you are. You will receive links to the latest information on COVID-19, including county-level updates, and resources for families, businesses, students, and more.

DOH publishes this bulletin on Thursdays only, and only if there is significant new information to share.?

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