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2020 Teacher of the Year Amy Cambell shared her experience with remote / hybrid / in-person teaching during the current pandemic during this past week's Washington State Board of Education meeting.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts.

State and Health officials will talk about a New Report on COVID-19 and Schools in this Media Briefing

Durante el mes de octubre, nuestro equipo de participación comunitaria se comunicó con las comunidades, los trabajadores y los sectores comerciales afectados de manera desproporcionada por la COVID-19 y, también, con las comunidades y los sectores que corren mayor riesgo de contraer o propagar la

Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released a new report by the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) that quantifies how various diagnostic screening scenarios could help mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission associated with reopening schools.

The state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today issued an emergency suspension of the license for Loggers Inn for repeated public safety violations of state COVID-19 guidelines and a violation for allowing cannabis use on premises.

El estado de Washington informó hoy 1,047 casos nuevos de COVID-19 en un mismo día. El número de hoy es un nuevo récord diario desde mediados de julio.

Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a directive to the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) to issue an emergency rule regarding continuity of pension benefits for school district employees continuing to experience work disruptions as a result of remote learning.

Today, Washington state reported 1,047 new COVID cases in a single day. Today’s number is a new daily high since mid-July.

Warning to health care professionals with Washington licenses: Beware of scammers falsely claiming to represent the Washington State Department of Health – and don’t send money to anyone without being certain of the recipient’s identity.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has extended two emergency orders. His order requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) and his order protecting consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically-necessary diagnostic testing for COVID-19 are both extended until Nov. 24.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of daily life over the past eight months. While this time has been challenging, Washingtonians have met it with resilience and determination to listen to science and keep the virus under control. It has also shined a light on Washington’s frontline heroes, such as state maintenance workers, who have continued working every day to make sure rest areas are clean, open and safe through it all.

Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19 transmission, which shows a general rise in the intensity of the epidemic in both western and eastern Washington.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on nonprofit organizations, with many experiencing increased demand for services and programs while at the same time dealing with disruption of services and programs, cancellation of contracts, funding losses due to canceled fundraisers, reduced donations and other issues affecting staff and volunteer capacity. The impacts are particularly hard on nonprofits led by and serving Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities.