Washington Passes 55,000 Total Coronavirus Cases
SEATTLE, WA State health officials confirmed 9 new deaths linked to COVID-19 in Washington and 818 new confirmed cases of the disease Thursday, continuing the streak of high daily case counts that has health officials scrambling and state leaders warning of potential repercussions.
Deaths Thursday were reported in Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, King, Kittitas, Spokane and Yakima counties. A death mistakenly assigned to Snohomish County was also reassigned.
Health officials continue to warn residents that, in order to get the daily case counts under control and avoid another lockdown or new restrictions, the public needs to take the virus as seriously as it did back in early April, when the state began to see success flattening the curve and cutting down on new infections. For most, that means wearing a mask in public, practicing social distancing, limiting gatherings with people outside your household, and practicing better hygiene with frequent hand washing.
Experts also want to remind everyone that infected people can spread the virus for days before even knowing they have it themselves, another reason that residents need to stay home as much as possible and stop gathering with friends in large numbers or in public spaces, even if they feel healthy.
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