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The Washington State Department of Health, Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services along with some partner agencies have recently launched the "Spread the Facts" campaign. The goal of the campaign, according to its announcement, is to reinforce the importance of staying home while also providing resources for staying connected with loved ones and managing

The Washington State Department of Health says their data collection software was overwhelmed, and wasn't set up to handle negatives tests, in recent days so they were unable to provide an update on the number of COVID-19 cases. They did release new data as of the end of Tuesday to indicate the state has 5,984 confirmed positive cases with nearly 247 deaths ...

Washington State surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with the latest update from the Department of Health Tuesday. Only New York has more cases. The bulk of the cases are in the three county area of King, Pierce and Snohomish as only Island County is in double digits beyond those three ...

Republican State Senator Steve O'Ban of Pierce County has dropped a bill that would move 100-million dollars from the state's "rainy day fund" into the emergency fund to be used for the Coronavirus response. "We need to be prepared for the worse, although the public risk is still quite low ...

The Washington State Department of Health has set up a hotline to answer questions about Covid-19, or the novel coronavirus for state residents. They can answer questions on how the virus spreads and what to do if you symptoms among other topics...

Washington State Department of Health suspended the license of a Chelan County based nursing assistant as a result of financially exploiting a patient in her care. Our news partner, iFiberone, reports that Yezica Padilla was accused of conning a vulnerable adult out of money...

The Washington State Department of Health says the flu vaccine is widely available and everyone from six months and older should get one before Halloween. Health Promotions Supervisor Danielle Koenig says it's hard to predict flu strain and activity but getting the shot is important...

The Washington State Department of Health has suspended the credentials of Chelan County Certified Nursing Assistant Brooke Marie Smith. The agency is charging her with unprofessional conduct by neglecting a vulnerable adult in her care. Smith had previously had her credentials suspended in 2015 for neglect, but they were reinstated in 2017...

State Health officials are saying that this year's flu vaccine is about 36 percent effective. Washington state’s Communicable Disease Epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist says that is a reflection of the kind of flu virus that has been going around. ...

The Department of Health announced today a Salmonella outbreak involving pre-cut watermelon, cantaloupe, or fruit mixes containing watermelon or cantaloupe in both Washington and Oregon. People who purchased these products on or about Oct. 25 up to ...