CHAS Health sees large increase in COVID-19 testing
Coronavirus tests came back positive for another 418 residents in Spokane County on Wednesday. The Spokane Regional Health District says one more person died as well.…
Chelan-Douglas Health District warns of delayed results due to surge in COVID-19 testing
CHELAN CO., Wash. -- The Chelan-Douglas Health District says a statewide surge in coronavirus cases is to blame for a recent surge in testing and delay in test results. “We want to let everyone know that labs across the state…
Spokane Co. coronavirus cases climb ahead of the holiday with 418 more people testing positive
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Coronavirus cases continue to climb in Spokane County ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Another 418 people tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, and 251 people in the county have died. The continued rise in cases is…
Thanksgiving could be the 'mother of all superspreader events,' health expert warns
The coronavirus pandemic is raging across the US as cases explode and deaths spike. More than 2,100 Covid-19-related deaths were reported Tuesday, the highest single-day number since May.
Fauci says he's worried about what coronavirus case numbers will be 3 weeks after Thanksgiving
Dr. Anthony Fauci's final pre-Thanksgiving plea is to keep any indoor holiday gatherings as small as possible as the country endures record numbers of Covid-19 hospitalizations and daily cases, he told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday.
The US reported more than 2,100 deaths in a single day. Things are projected to get worse
More than 2,100 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the US on Tuesday -- making it the highest one-day coronavirus death toll the country has reported since early May.
CDC director cites this website to back in-school learning. Its designer calls that 'bananas'
A Brown University economics professor said she is surprised to hear the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relying on a website she started to promote in-person learning for schoolchildren.
ICU doctor warns 'this is what you'll see at the end of your life' if Covid precautions aren't taken
After notifying a family their loved one had died from Covid-19, ICU Dr. Ken Remy felt compelled to send a message to emphasize how critical wearing a mask, social distancing and washing your hands are to reduce the transmission.
Minneapolis doctor wipes away tears in describing Covid-19's toll on hospital workers
Dr. Shirlee Xie took care of five patients with Covid-19 the last time she worked at her Minneapolis hospital.
Washington state in ‘very dangerous time of this pandemic’
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Department of Health has reported more than 6,200 new cases of the coronavirus, representing roughly three days of cases. Health officials said Monday evening the 6,277 new cases reported includes a case backlog…
A new model projects Covid-19 cases in the US will nearly double over the next two months
Covid-19 is running unabated across almost every American community, and one model projects it will take the country just under two months to reach a staggering 20 million cases.
US sets record for Covid-19 hospitalizations amid fall surge
There are 88,080 people currently hospitalized with Covid-19, setting a record for hospitalizations amid a continuing fall surge, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
Local leaders consider adjustments to regional health board policy
As Spokane County tracks record daily COVID-19 cases, the county is still without a full time health officer.
Want to see your friends and extended family next year? Stay away from them this Thanksgiving, doctors say
This Thanksgiving, hundreds of thousands of families will be missing a loved one due to Covid-19. Now doctors are pleading for Americans to stay home to avoid a similar fate next year.
Hospitalizations and Covid-19 cases soar as the US enters one of the busiest travel weeks of the year
From surging case numbers to record hospitalizations, the US is grappling with what experts long warned could be the biggest spike in the Covid-19 pandemic -- and it still has to get through the Thanksgiving holiday.
Bill Gates confident almost all Covid-19 vaccines will work well
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes "almost all" the Covid-19 vaccines will work and work well, he said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
