Governor Inslee Ends Covid-19 State of Emergency

On February 29, 2020, governor Jay Inslee declared a Covid-19 state of emergency in Washington. At the end of this month on October 31, 2022—976 days later—that order will finally be lifted.

Of Inslee’s 85 Covid-related emergency orders, nearly three-quarters have already been changed to inactive, according to the governor’s announcement. Twelve proclamations, all related to health care settings and workers, will be lifted on October 27, and the remaining 10 orders, including the state of emergency, will be removed on the last day of the month. 

“Ending this order does not mean we take it less seriously or will lose focus on how this virus has changed the way we live,”

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