Coronavirus outbreak

What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance

With links to official information.

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Here are the latest developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Snohomish County and Washington, and links to more information. Do you have a question about the outbreak? Maybe we can get it answered. Email us.

All HeraldNet coronavirus stories here

 

The latest data

This page will no longer be updated as of Oct. 18, 2022

The count of cases and deaths is a moving target, with jurisdictions reporting sometimes-contradictory numbers. Ours might not match what other media are reporting.

• Cumulative cases statewide since January 2020: 1,828,918

— Fatalities statewide: 14,464

• Cumulative cases in Snohomish County: 193,434

— Fatalities in Snohomish County: 1,319

• Cumulative vaccine doses given in Snohomish County: 1,669,841

— Partially vaccinated: 644,701

— Fully vaccinated: 593,077

— Any booster: 349,633

— Bivalent booster: 66,452

— Snohomish Health District data dashboard

 

Stories

More HeraldNet coronavirus stories here

• Fall brings concerns of a ‘twindemic’ of flu, COVID

• COVID, monkeypox levels down

• State employees likely to get 1K bonuses for COVID booster

• 1,700 people aided by $1.8 million Snohomish County ARPA money

• COVID boosters targeting omicron are here, in limited supply

• Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency to end Oct. 31

 

 

Resources

• VaccinateWA vaccine finder: (Unofficial, volunteer-run)

• Snohomish Health District: Coronavirus home | Vaccine info | Case count info | General virus info | FAQ | Schools and child care | Blog with updates | Questions: Email or call 800-525-0127, then press #

• Washington State Department of Health: Statewide case count and data dashboards | Vaccination locations

• Public Health—Seattle & King County: Coronavirus updates | News releases | COVID-19 dashboards

• Johns Hopkins University COVID data resources: Status dashboard for Snohomish County | Status dashboard for Washington

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus overview | Cases in U.S.

• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME): Washington coronavirus dashboard

• Washington state coronavirus response

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