||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |||
Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 416,532 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 5. There have been 5,960 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard and the state’s Washington Ready and COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard.
Updated DOH guidance documents:
- Guidance for Businesses and Organizations (Non-Health Care) provides general public health recommendations for non-health care workplaces, and will replace most sector-specific guidance. Major themes are prevention responsibilities, orders and directives that remain in place, and how to respond and work with public health in the event of a COVID-19 case or outbreak at their establishment. Any requirements that exist are clearly noted throughout the document.
- Guidance for Sports and Fitness stands in for the rescinding of the governor’s previous Sporting Activities Requirements document. It includes special considerations for different risk level activities, indoor vs. outdoor, youth vs. adult, etc. It also contains information on optional screening testing programs along with the standard public health mitigation practices of masks, distancing, hygiene, cleaning, ventilation, responding to cases, and working with public health.
Inslee issues outdoor childcare proclamation. Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation to correct a short-term gap in statutory authority for licensing outdoor preschools. Read the full news release here.
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