‘We’re living moment to moment’: MultiCare strained by staffing shortages and surge of patients
They’re 300-to-400 staff members short to be fully staffed. The lack of staff, and the sheer number of COVID and non-COVID patients hospitalized right now, has been putting a strain on local hospitals. Continue reading at KXLY.com. (Rania Kaur)
DOH OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE COVID PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT RETURNING STUDENTS AMID DELTA SURGE
Health officials stressed the importance of vaccination as well as practicing social distancing and wearing masks, even in places where people are not required to do so, to protect students as they return to schools amid a spike in coronavirus cases caused by the delta variant across Washington State. Continue reading at South Seattle Emerald. (Image is attributed to dmbosstone under a Creative Commons 2.0 license)
Tri-Cities COVID deaths doubled in August. New infections tripled
In August 6,575 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed with positive test results were reported in the Tri-Cities area, up from 2,171 the month before. It was more than a three-fold increase. Continue reading at Tri-City Herald. (Benton Franklin Health District)
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