As the smoke clears, a look at King County's SafeStart ventilation improvement program, Real Change News

Improving indoor air ventilation is a key strategy for reducing the risk of COVID transmission and it helps during wildfire smoke events. Learn more about how we work with homeless services sites, schools, and more to improve indoor air quality.

Updated COVID-19 boosters, Public Health on Facebook

Anyone who received Moderna for their primary vaccine series and/or booster dose can get Pfizer for their updated booster dose now available at our Auburn and Bellevue/Eastgate clinics. Updated Moderna boosters availability may be limited during the next couple weeks due to manufacturing and shipping delays.

New report: Indicators of well-being among households with and without children before and after the 2021 Child Tax Credit, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metropolitan Statistical Area, August 2020-February 2022 (PDF)

Households with children have been disproportionately impacted by the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This brief report compares indicators of well-being (mental health, affording basic needs, housing security, and food sufficiency) among residents of King County, WA and surrounding areas living in households with and without children. It also examines the association of monthly Child Tax Credit advanced payments received from July-December 2021 on these indicators of well-being.

Current COVID-19 metrics (Updated on Tuesdays and Thursdays)

• COVID-19 community level in King County: Low
  
  • 112.1 reported COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents over the past 7 days
  • 3.2 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 per 100,000 residents over the past 7 days
  • 4.8% of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients over the past 7 days
    
    
• 516,654 total reported COVID-19 cases in King County
  
  • 362 daily average reported COVID-19 cases over the past 7 days
    
    
• 13,905 total hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in King County
  
  • 10 daily average hospitalizations due to COVID-19 over the past 7 days
    
    
• 3,193 total deaths due to COVID-19 in King County
  
  • 2 daily average deaths due to COVID-19 over the past 7 days

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

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