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He will be joined by state health officials to give an update on the coronavirus response.

Gov. Jay Inslee is to hold a news conference Thursday at 5 p.m. to provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response. The governor is to be joined by Dr. John Wiesman, secretary of health; Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer; and Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel Bono, director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. This feed is from TVW.

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