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CORONAVIRUS STORIES COMPILATION FROM THE TRIBUNE
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The county's health officer advises individual people to consider taking the step to mask up in public spaces as COVID-19 infection cases are increasing in Snohomish County. Meanwhile, experts note an offshoot mutation of the Omicron variant — a subvariant named Omicron BA.2.12.1 — is beginning to spread, and this one appears to be more resilient to vaccines.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published May 11, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A newly available second booster dose against COVID-19 is now being suggested for people 50 and older, and also people age 12 and older who have weakened immune systems.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published April 6, 2022
EVERETT — The COVID-19 mass vaccination site inside the Everett Mall is lately seeing on average 50 to 100 people a day come for a shot.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 16, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — In just the first week of January, more than 10,000 people in Snohomish County tested positive for the coronavirus, a figure never seen before during the pandemic. Past waves maxed out at 2,000 people in a week.
New this week, the federal government will begin shipping at-home COVID tests for free. A mass vaccination site newly opened inside the Everett Mall. The county also is looking to buy thousands of test kits.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 19, 2022
A state advisory group is currently exploring whether to recommend requiring children be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter any school or licensed child care.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 19, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — COVID-19 cases are spiking. Meanwhile, federal efforts are ongoing to increase access to COVID-19 tests and vaccines.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 5, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The highly mutated variant of COVID-19 still has a number of questions surrounding it. There are clues about available vaccines available today, and indications booster shots can protect effectively.
Meanwhile, millions of free at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be distributed. The state is working to obtain these.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published December 29, 2021
SNOHOMISH — For Carol Cross, writing a book is easier said than done, but she's brought humor from her experience. “Little Book of Covid Survival through Laughter" is a modest volume that chronicles short stories and funny vignettes which went to press in October.
More on this story...By ADAM WORCESTER, published December 15, 2021
EVERETT — Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, like all hospitals, is grappling with the pressure of higher volumes of hospitalizations caused by the delta variant of COVID-19.
The hospital on Colby has 48 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, but stretched to create more while operating at over-capacity.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published September 29, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — COVID-19 infections are happening more than ever seen before during the pandemic. The transmission rate now hangs at a high level, which rattles health officials. The state is not at a point of crisis care, like Idaho is in, but surgeries and other care is being delayed at hospitals because of the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published September 22, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Variants of the coronavirus that have mutations from the original, such as the UK variant, pose a risk vector in the fight against the infectious disease. Health officials also emphasize that unvaccinated individuals are still catching COVID-19 even though numbers are down.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published June 30, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — If you are housebound, or care for someone who is, you may contact the county’s vaccine call center at 425-339-5278 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to discuss. Here's how it works.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published May 5, 2021
SNOHOMISH — Students, teachers, and staff in Snohomish School District schools are participating in a COVID-19 testing project with researchers at the University of Washington (UW) to gain new insights into the transmission of the virus in schools and classrooms.
More on this story...From Snohomish School District, published Feb. 24, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The state’s online PhaseFinder tool might get a reboot soon to run smoother and maybe also smarter. The plan is to integrate the database of available appointments so people can set an appointment more efficiently.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published Feb. 17, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Community Transit and Everett Transit are providing free trips to vaccination appointments for paratransit customers. Here are details...
By TRIBUNE STAFF, published Feb. 10, 2021
 Doug Ramsay photo
Ninety-three-and-a-half-year-old Max Weed, a lifelng resident of Snohomish, is given his COVID-19 vaccination by pharmacist Dawn Ipsen at Kusler’s Compounding Pharmacy in Snohomish on Tuesday, Jan. 19
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Anxious demand is far outstripping available vaccine supplies, and appointment times at drive-thru vaccine sites are getting snapped up quickly. What can you do if you are eligible for the vaccine?
More on this story... By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published Jan. 27, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — COVID-19’s spread in the community has crept back up, capping a rough October in the fight against the coronavirus.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published Nov. 4, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The Snohomish Health District sent an email to all Snohomish County school districts on Oct. 12 requesting to pause planning of the return to schools.
Update on Oct. 27: Everett Public Schools will pause on its plans to return students to school
More on this story...By JAKE BERG, published Oct. 21, 2020
By GREGORY SCRUGGS, republished with permission
Published online August 4, 2020
Those unused ski goggles in your garage can be put to work by medical professionals and fire departments. A grassroots group is collecting ski goggles for the purpose of redeploying them as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published online June 23, 2020
Statewide, wearing a face covering became mandatory starting Friday, June 26 for both indoor and outdoor settings, government officials announced. More on this story...
By RAYMOND ALFONSO, contributing writer
Published May 27, 2020
 SNOHOMISH — Students at Snohomish and Glacier Peak high schools have teamed up with professional manufacturers to jointly build personal protective equipment supplies desperately needed in the medical field, and are donating these across the Northwest.
More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published May 20, 2020
 SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The state has a team of almost 1,400 people to trace coronavirus cases to keep on top of stopping it from spreading. More on this story...
 Doug Ramsay photo
Several golfers enjoyed the warm, sunny weather by visiting the Snohomish Valley Golf Center’s driving range back on Saturday, May 9, the week when golf was reopened to the public, to take advantage of the opening of some recreational facilities.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Tennis, motorsports and guided outdoor sports such as river rafting got the green light, with limitations, from Gov. Jay Inslee late last week. More on this story...
Published May 20, 2020
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published May 13, 2020
EVERETT — Using Facebook and telemedicine tools, opioid counseling and recovery services are finding success in keeping clients on-course beyond what they hoped. More on this story...
By ADAM WORCESTER, contributing writer
Published May 13, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A host of agencies are coordinating efforts to keep the novel coronavirus in check among the county’s homeless population. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 29, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Farmers markets are opening, but things are likely going to feel a lot different than usual. More on this story...
By ADAM WORCESTER, contributing writer
Published April 29, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The state's moratorium on rent being due is extended to June 4, but what have been the effects so far and happens after this timeframe concludes? More on this story...
 Doug Ramsay file photo
Erik Rodriguez, at the time 12, fishes on the Snohomish River in 2013.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Cities and the county this week are starting to open some parks simultaneously with the governor’s opening of state
parks. More on this story...
Published May 6, 2020
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Initially published online May 1, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — This year’s Evergreen State Fair is canceled, the county announced Friday. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 22, 2020
The state has begun releasing hundreds of prisoners early to reduce population counts. Some had burglaries, drug offenses, vehicle possession violations, or illegal firearm possession crimes, the Tribune saw. Here's what decisions are being used on who to release, and how people have reacted. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 15, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Local food bank leaders are readying to serve more people, and discuss what they can use for help. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published online April 14, 2020
 SNOHOMISH — A Snohomish pharmacy has donated 350 bottles of hand sanitizer to local organizations and is selling sanitizer to the public as well. Other independent pharmacies might start, too. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published online April 17, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of independent contractors and other people so far snagged in the system will be able to begin making successful claims starting Saturday, April 18.
The website ESD.WA.GOV will begin allowing people to make claims who have been denied...More on this story...
By JANA ALEXANDER HILL
Published April 8, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Underlying conditions have factored into the severity of COVID-19, which affects both the upper and lower respiratory areas. Doctors from Western Washington Medical Group explain. More on this story...
By ADAM WORCESTER, contributing writer
Published April 22, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Snohomish County residents made more than 2,000 calls to the 211 resource hotline, and here's what they have asked for help with. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 22, 2020
SNOHOMISH — Models show the spread has plateaued — the curve is flattening within Washington state.
Gov. Jay Inslee last week indicated that’s not good enough as people are still at risk until the state has a way to do wide, rapid testing and case containment. More on this story...
Contributed material
Published online April 24, 2020
The mayors of Snohomish County cities issued a joint letter Friday, April 24 to the community. Here is the letter...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 22, 2020
The state has begun releasing hundreds of prisoners early to reduce population counts. Some had burglaries, drug offenses, vehicle possession violations, or illegal firearm possession crimes, the Tribune saw. Here's what decisions are being used on who to release, and how people have reacted. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published online April 14, 2020
SNOHOMISH — A Snohomish pharmacy has donated 350 bottles of hand sanitizer to local organizations and is selling sanitizer to the public as well. Other independent pharmacies might start, too. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 15, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Local food bank leaders are readying to serve more people, and discuss what they can use for help. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 15, 2020
Information on stimulus checks, unemployment claims, small business loans and small business grants from a telephone town hall Tuesday, April 7. Congress is working on a CARES 2.0 Act to extend benefits. More on this story...
By ADAM WORCESTER, contributing writer
Published April 8, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Snohomish County sits near the apex of a rocketing rise in state unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More on this story...
By TRIBUNE STAFF
Published April 8, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Underlying conditions have factored into the severity of COVID-19, which affects both the upper and lower respiratory areas. Doctors from Western Washington Medical Group explain. More on this story...
By NATHAN BLACKWELL, contributing writer
Published April 8, 2020
 SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Area distillers, such as in Arlington, are working to produce and sanitizer and some, such as in Snohomish, hope to start production soon. More on this story...
By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published April 8, 2020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Everyday craftspeople are jumping in to sew face masks for whoever can use them to help fight medical supply shortages. Inside, find resources on how make one. More on this story...
By JANA ALEXANDER HILL
Published April 1, 2020
 EVERETT — An Everett man, 33, tells his story on what it feels like to be infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and urges people to take the spread risk seriously.
More on this story...
By ADAM WORCESTER, contributing writer
Published April 1, 2020
EVERETT — Cleanup of the former Kimberly-Clark mill site has halted while Washingtonians shelter at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. More on this story...
Additional coronavirus coverage
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Medical clinics are encouraging people to reach them without having to physically visit. More on this story...
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Effective hand-washing and social distancing are some of the ways to help prevent spreading the new coronavirus, COVID-19. More on this story...
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Restaurants explain the tough choices they've had to make, how much business was hurt, and how they have adapted during the restrictions on dining facilities and bars. More on this story...
A proclamation from Gov. Jay Inslee temporarily changes how public records are accessed. More on this story...
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