Despite declining case counts and virus transmission in Spokane County, health officials warned that it is still important to follow public health guidance, wear masks, keep distance and limit social gatherings.
“We know that the variants are in the country and at least two of them are in the state,” Interim Health Officer Dr. Francisco Velázquez told reporters Wednesday. “And they are more efficient at transmission and infection, so we have to be diligent.”
Statewide efforts to screen COVID-19 samples for variants of the virus are ramping up, and Velázquez said that next week a team of researchers from Washington State University will meet with the health district to
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