‘Every hospital is quite full’ in Washington as delta variant of coronavirus spreads
Health care leaders are again becoming increasingly worried about hospital capacity in Washington as intensive care units and emergency rooms start to fill up, driven by the spread of the extremely transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus among unvaccinated residents. Cassie Sauer, president and CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association, said during a Monday news conference that the delta variant, which now is responsible for most new cases of infection in the state, is one of the biggest concerns among health leaders. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner)
With federal eviction moratorium lifted, Washington tenants, landlords relying on state’s ‘bridge’ program
With the federal eviction moratorium having expired this weekend, tenants and landlords in Washington are relying on the state’s “bridge” program to ease them out of the situation. For tenants and landlords alike, the new program remains confusing, and evictions are likely still coming. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium was first put into place September 2020 and has been extended three times, but expired Saturday. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Tyler Tjomsland)
State overdose deaths rose in the first quarter of 2021. How did Thurston fare?
Statewide overdose deaths increased in the first three months of 2021 compared to 2020. Overdoses increased from 377 in the first three months of 2020 to 429 in 2021, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Health. About 191 overdoses from 2021 are linked to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine, per a July 20 news release. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Craig Kohlruss)
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