Public health officials in Snohomish, other Western Washington counties urge mask use indoors as COVID cases rise
Rising cases of COVID-19 coupled with the emergence of the highly infectious delta variant have prompted health officers from eight Western Washington counties to recommend mask-wearing in indoor public spaces. Health officials from the counties, which include Snohomish, King and Pierce, recommend all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks when in indoor public places. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Amanda Snyder)
Fresh produce, shellfish prices will rise as NW farmers hope for drought, heat wave help
The federal government isn’t providing enough financial assistance to Pacific Northwest farmers, who are reeling from the impacts of recent extreme weather events. At least that’s what members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest and beyond wrote in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday, July 26, in which they requested expanded federal aid for the region’s agricultural community. The Pacific Northwest’s farmers have been hit with a brutal one-two punch this summer — in late June, a record-breaking heat wave torched the region, followed by a statewide drought emergency. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald.
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The beds at Skagit Valley Hospital are almost completely full. Doctors started seeing the strain on the system start when the state began reopening near the end of June following more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions. Wait times in the emergency department at Skagit Valley Hospital are more than double what they usually are. At some clinics, the waits have reached four hours. The situation has health officials concerned over the level of care their patients are receiving. Continue reading at KING 5.
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