With COVID-19 cases beginning to decline in parts of Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee expressed optimism regarding the state’s status in the near future.
Most counties in Western Washington have reported waning case numbers for most of the last week. In King County, the seven-day daily average has dipped 29% in the one week period ending on Jan. 27, while hospitalizations have dropped by 20%., Inslee pointed to other countries that dealt with omicron-fueled surges prior to the variant’s arrival in Washington, most of which experienced a rapid decline weeks later.
He went on to describe how he feels optimistic that the presence of the more infectious but less severe variant strain could be a precursor to a shift in Washington’s COVID-19 restrictions.
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