11/14/2023 0 Comments Inslee press conference update![]() The governor’s announcement does not mean all COVID-19 related measures will end. The federal government stoppedsending Americans free COVID test kits in September due to lack of funding. Shah also said Washington residents would continue to have access to the state’s COVID test program, WA Notify alerts and its Care-A-Van mobile vaccine clinic. “Governor Inslee’s rescission of these remaining emergency orders marks an important transition for the state of Washington, but that does not mean that COVID-19 is not in our state anymore,” said Washington Secretary of Health Umair Shah, in the release. It is the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. has averaged 342 deaths a day, according to CDC data. The community level rating, which factors in new cases and hospital capacity, is at “low.”ĬOVID-19 remains a deadly virus, over the past week, the U.S. The number of new COVID-19 cases per day in King County is less than 100, down from a peak of more than 2,100 new cases per day in January. ![]() He also expressed gratitude to health care and frontline workers ongoing role in the response to COVID-19. Inslee said at a press conference today he had received his own booster shot earlier in the day. Earlier this week, King County Public Health Officer Jeff Duchin urged people to get a new COVID-19 booster and also consider a flu shot. Public health officials continue to recommend vaccines and masks to prevent community spread. ![]() “We’ve come a long way the past two years in developing the tools that allow us to adapt and live with COVID-19,” Inslee said in a press release. Jay Inslee has announced all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and the state of emergency will be lifted by Oct.
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