Video and transcript: Media Briefing on new COVID-19 booster and monkeypox outbreak,?Public Health Insider blog

King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin held a media briefing on September 6, 2022 and discussed the latest on local COVID-19 transmission and emphasized the importance of vaccination combined with layered prevention measures. A transcript of the briefing is now available on the?Public Health Insider?blog.

Should I get an updated booster? We asked an expert,?Public Health Insider blog

There?s now an updated booster vaccine for COVID-19. We wanted to know what?s different about the updated booster shot and when to get it. So, we talked to Dr. Mark Del Beccaro, our COVID vaccine lead and a pediatrician and former emergency department doctor.

Updated FAQ: "What should I do if my test is expired?"

This FAQ has been updated to include information about the expiration dates of iHealth and FlowFlex, two of the most commonly used tests. The FAQ has been added to the?Self-testing page?in addition to the?Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 testing page to help make the information easier to find.

New School Guidance for COVID-19 toolkit

The toolkit offers a variety of resources to help schools communicate the latest COVID-19 guidance to parents and students in their social media, newsletters, and other school communications.

The federal government suspended their free rapid test program due to lack of funding,?Public Health on Facebook

On Friday Sept. 2, the federal government suspended their free rapid test program due to lack of funding. You can still request free tests two times per month from Washington State Department of Health. The Say Yes! COVID Test portal allows up to TWO (2) orders per household EVERY month, while supplies last. Visit SayYesCovidHomeTest.org to order. Each order/kit contains 5 tests. That's 10 tests per month for people in WA!

• COVID-19 summary case report data dashboard?(Updated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
  • Daily outbreak summary for web-enabled mobile devices?(phones and tablets)

• 508,848 total positive cases in King County
  • 317 daily average cases
  • 2,216 new cases over the last 7 days (-14%?decrease)
  • 98.0 cases per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days
    
    
• 13,658 total hospitalizations
  • 12 daily average hospitalizations (9%?increase?over last 7 days)
  • 83 hospitalizations over the last 7 days
  • 3.7 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents over the last 7 days
  • 3.6% of cases hospitalized over the last 7 days
    
    
• 3,127 overall deaths
  • 2 daily average deaths
  • 34 new deaths over the last 14 days (-31%?decrease?from the prior 14 days)
  • 1.5 deaths per 100,000 residents over the past 14 days
  • 0.7% of cases died over the past 14 days

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

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