New UW analysis lowers coronavirus death projections and suggests hospitalizations may have already peaked in Washington
After a “massive infusion of new data,” modelers at the University of Washington are painting a much more optimistic picture of the novel coronavirus epidemic in the state, revising sharply downward their estimate of how many people are likely to die and suggesting Washington may have already passed the peak of hospitalizations. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Greg Gilbert)
African Americans die from coronavirus at disproportionate rate, reports say
A civil rights group says it has “grave concern” that communities of color in the United States are seeing disproportionate death rates in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (CDC)
Schools in Washington to remain closed rest of school year
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal announced Monday that due to the coronavirus outbreak schools will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year and that the state’s more than 1.2 million public and private K-12 students will continue distance learning until the end of June. Continue reading at The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.
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