Delta variant drives dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases across state

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are accelerating across the state of Washington, demonstrating the delta variant’s potential to unravel the state’s hard-fought progress toward recovery.

Unvaccinated people are being hit hardest, and public health officials continue to urge everyone who has not gotten fully vaccinated to do so immediately, according to an Aug. 13 state Department of Health news release.

Now is also the time to redouble efforts around the key behaviors that keep the virus from spreading, according to state health officials. All people should:

• Wear a mask, watch distance, wash hands often, carry hand sanitizer, and enable WA Notify on phones

• Keep gatherings small and

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