West Seattle Weblog… | CORONAVIRUS: Thursday 5/27/2021 roundup

Big Day on the Pandemic News:

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER BRIEFING: The average number of new cases per day is down 64 percent from the peak of the recent surge, said Dr. Jeff Duchin. “The incidence rates are falling in all groups. … We’re moving in the right direction, but not as far as we want. ”The B.117 variant remains the most commonly detected variant in our state – which means that“ the viruses out there are taking better from person to person Unvaccinated can be transmitted “. If you’re not vaccinated, you are “at significant risk,” he said – higher than it was a year ago. See the instruction video here.

LATEST FIGURES: As for the exact numbers … here is the update from from Healthcare Daily overview dashboard:

* 109,196 people tested positive, 251 more than yesterday

* 1,588 people have died, 10 more than yesterday

* 6,129 people were hospitalized, 9 more than yesterday

A week ago, the three sums we are tracking now were 107,871 / 1,566 / 6,072.

NATIONAL NUMBERS: Find them, county by county, in the state Health department Dashboard.

WORLDWIDE FIGURES: 168.7 million cases worldwide, 33.2 million of them in the US See the outbreak by nation here.

BREWPUB POP UPS: One in West Seattle and one at the White Center on Friday afternoon / evening.

OTHER VACCINATION POSSIBILITIES: Use this search. Or call 833 VAX HELP.

NEED FOOD? Grab-n-Go distribution at tomorrow Highland Park Elementary School.

CITY PLAN FOR FEDERAL AID: The following was announced today; for a few more details go here.

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