Coronavirus in Sammamish and Iskakuh: Week in Review

Iskah AH, WA – In the last seven days, Washington has confirmed 4511 new coronavirus infections, prompting the state to move its 100,000th coronavirus case forward.

Officials have confirmed 101,345 Covid-19 cases, according to the latest release Friday afternoon from the Washington State Department of Health. A total of 2,296 Washington people died due to the epidemic in the state, up from 57 last week.

The passing of 100,000 coronavirus cases is an ominous target, and there are other preconceived notions: health officials and state leaders say they now believe Washington is entering a third of new cases.

In Sanamish, Public Health – Seattle and King County – reported three new cases Friday, including 26 illnesses caused by coronavirus in the past two weeks and no new hospital admissions. The city’s 14-day test positivity rate is 1.7 percent, while King County’s overall positivity rate is 2.4 percent. In Iskah, a total of one case was removed from Friday and 18 cases were reported in 14 days, with a positivity rate of 1.5 percent.

King County has the highest rate of new cases in parentheses, with 93 cases reported per 100,000 residents in 14 days – almost four times the target threshold.

Focus on the latest developments:

U.S. Again records daily cases

The situation is similar in Washington, D.C., as the United States approaches the largest single-day toll of its new coronavirus infection on Friday.

According to an Associated Press report, the seven-day rolling average of the country’s daily Covid-19 cases was 61,140 on Thursday, up from 44,777 just two weeks ago. That driver of summer outbreaks in Florida, California, Texas and Arizona, the daily cases high on July 22, is close to the 3 3 average growth average.

While Washington Washington’s case counts have risen recently, there is currently a large increase in cases across the country in South Dakota, Florida, Idaho and Texas.

Some hospitals reach capacity so this addition also concerns health care specialists.

Pulmonologist Dr. Kutenai Health Hospital of Core d’Elin. “We’ve essentially shut down the entire structure of our hospital. We’ll have to double the rooms. We’ve bought more hospital beds,” Robert Skins told Gins. Associated Press.

Read the full Associated Press report

Extensive use of the mask could save the lives of 130,000 people by February

A new study from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Washington found that if 95 percent of Americans wore masks in public, the country could save more than 129,000 lives by the end of February alone.

According to the researchers, even if 85% of people wear masks, the study found that it would save the lives of about 96,000 people in the same period of time. 85 to 95 percent of mask compliance seems unreasonably high, but researchers say it’s in the realm of possibility:

“Use of masks Only 49% of U.S. residents in the United States have stated that they will wear masks in public by September 21, 2020. Reports suggest that, by the end of 2020, the use of masks may help. Is [social distancing mandates]. Although 95% of the population seems to have a high threshold for achieving and maintaining the use of masks, this level has already been seen in New York areas on a neighborhood basis; And at the state level, report masks have been used more than 60% in Virginia, Florida and California. “

The situation is still the same, the research team says, and they expect that by the end of February, 511,000 more Americans will have died due to Covid-119.

Read the full study of the IHME COVID-19 Prediction Team on Nature Medicine.

Washington prepares COVID-19 vaccination plan

The Washington State Health Department has submitted an interim COVID-19 vaccination plan to the CDC for approval, giving a better idea of ​​how the state will prepare for potential vaccine distribution in Washington.

For Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all states have Oct Oct. By 16 it was necessary to submit a distribution proposal, detailing how the state could administer the vaccine once approved by the FDA. Now that the plan has been completed and submitted, officials say they have a good idea of ​​how the preparation and delivery will work, but insisted nothing has been laid in stone yet.

The total planning document is not yet available to the public, but the DOHA has released some details that state states will try to equalize the distribution, and include feedback from communities that are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 or at greater risk for disease Have.

“We plan to open the door to feedback on this project,” said Lacey Fehrenbach, deputy secretary of COVID-19 Response. “The decision is happening with many of our partners at the local, state and federal levels.”

Read more: Washington Washington submits COVID-19 vaccination plan to CVC

Patch reporter Charles Woodman contributed to the story.

Total coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths by county:

Editors note: Patch is now updating this average to weekly instead of daily. Readers should keep in mind that the increase below represents infection, hospitalization, and death over a seven-day period.

The above numbers are provided by the state health department, and some numbers differ from the average provided separately by the county health agencies.