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Governor Jay Inslee holds a news conference to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response.
| Governor's OfficeEmployment Security is restricting inbound calls to our claims center June 24 - July 2. This will allow claims agents to focus on outbound calling to resolve complex issues for customers who have been waiting the longest for their benefits and free up staff time to process claims with simpler issues.
The largest number of COVID-19 cases in Washington state is associated with health care workers and people who provide healthcare support, according to data in a new report.
Today Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman approved King County to move to Phase 2 and Island, Lewis, and Mason counties to move to Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed two new and one updated proclamation today in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more.
La cantidad más alta de casos de COVID-19 en el estado de Washington está asociada con los trabajadores de atención médica y las personas que proveen servicios de respaldo de atención médica, según los datos en un
El secretario de Salud del estado de Washington, John Wiesman, autorizó hoy al condado de King para avanzar a la fase 2 y a los condados de Island, Lewis y Mason a avanzar a la fase 3 del plan de Comienzo Seguro del gobernador Jay Inslee.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced additional clarification today for non-religious weddings and funeral or memorial services in Phases 1, 2 and 3. This comes as more counties move forward under Washington's Safe Start recovery plan.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced updated health guidance for religious and faith-based services today as more counties move forward.
The Washington State Department of Health is working on a change in death reporting that will provide more information on whether COVID-19 caused or contributed to a particular death.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced the extension of 23 proclamations today in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The extensions were approved by the state Legislature.
A June 17 letter from the Legislature extends the following proclamations to July 1.
Today Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman approved Grays Harbor County to move into Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.
Como resultado de nuestros esfuerzos por mejorar la comunicación de datos en todos los aspectos relacionados con nuestra respuesta a la COVID-19, hemos descubierto que cometimos un error al informar los resultados negativos, y deseamos aclarar lo que sucedió y cómo planeamos corregirlo.
El secretario de Salud del estado de Washington, John Wiesman, autorizó hoy al condado de Grays Harbor para pasar a la fase 3 del plan de Comienzo Seguro del gobernador Jay Inslee.
The Department of Health is expanding reporting on COVID-19 deaths to better identify whether COVID-19 caused or contributed to a particular death.
As we endeavor to improve our data reporting across all aspects of our COVID-19 response, we've discovered that we've made a mistake in reporting negative test results and we want to be clear about what happened and how we plan to fix it.