COVID hospitalizations are ‘the highest they’ve ever been’ in Washington

Itegue Fantai prepares to remove soiled linens from a room during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospitals environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Washington state has broken a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, hitting a benchmark doctors hoped not to see a year and a half into the pandemic.

“COVID hospitalizations are at the highest they’ve ever been in Washington state, which is terrible news to report,” said Cassie Sauer, CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association on Thursday.

“The highest we ever were was in

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