Mike Maltais, Staff writer
QUAD CITIES – The mid-April announcement from Governor Jay Inslee that only three counties in the state – Whitman, Cowlitz, and Pierce – would be scaled back to Phase 2 as part of the Roadmap to Recovery plan came as welcome news to residents and business that are cautiously trying to return to a more familiar lifestyle.
While the number of COVID-19 related deaths passed the 3-million-mark last week, Okanogan County has contributed 37 to that number and Douglas County 22. Statewide as of last Friday, April 15, 5,362 people have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following is the latest Department of Health update from Friday, April 15.
Starting April 15, everyone 16 and older who wants a COVID-19 vaccine can receive one in Washington. More than 2.67 million people have received at least one dose, and more than 23 percent of Washingtonians are fully vaccinated.
As of April 10, more than 4,189,884 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is more than 82 percent of the 5,094,380 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. The state is currently averaging 57,577 vaccine doses given each day, and more than 22 percent of people in Washington are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
DOH reports a total of 217 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals in Washington state as of April 3. That is an increase from the 102 cases first reported on March 30. Breakthrough cases have now been identified in 24 of Washington’s 39 counties.
As of April 12, a total of 19,423 COVID-19 cases and 2,596 deaths have been identified as associated or likely associated with a long-term care facility (such as nursing home, assisted living facility, or adult family home). These cases include residents as well as employees and visitors.
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