Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash
Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The official poverty measure rose 1 percentage point in 2020, with 11.4% of Americans living in poverty, or more than 37 million people. It was the first increase in poverty after five consecutive annual declines. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Jae C. Hong)
Delta surge might be slowing, but WA hospitals still struggling. ‘They are overfilled’
As much as the state and its residents are moving on from the pandemic with the return of school, the state fair and sporting events, state health officials Wednesday warned of dangerous levels of COVID-19 caseloads still confronting hospitals, mostly involving the unvaccinated. Dr. Scott Lindquist, the state’s acting health officer, told reporters at the Department of Health’s news briefing that the Delta variant is still driving more than 99 percent of cases statewide, leading to the current wave of case numbers. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (AP)
Spike in unvaccinated pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19
In the last few weeks, hospitals in Seattle and across the country have seen a spike in unvaccinated pregnant women severely ill with COVID-19. Many are so sick they are in the intensive care unit. Doctors said the delta variant is changing outcomes. Now pregnant women who are young, healthy, and even took prenatal vitamins are intubated in the ICU. One thing they have in common is they are unvaccinated. Continue reading at KIRO 7.
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