Washington state records over 7,000 deaths from COVID-19
More than 7,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Washington state, according to data from the state Department of Health. The state reported the milestone on Tuesday, The Seattle Times reported. Washington eclipsed 6,000 deaths on July 12 and 5,000 deaths on March 3 this year. The nation’s first reported COVID-19 death, which took place in King County, was announced March 1, 2020. Continue reading at The Associated Press.
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A strange, dry summer should soon come to a close. That’s according to meteorologists, who predict a parched Western Washington’s first soaking rain in months…The forecast calls for “a notable shift to autumn” Friday with two to four inches of rain in the mountains of Western Washington and about an inch near Puget Sound. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Bettina Hansen)
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