With Gov. Jay Inslee offering his 'perks' program to many entities; from the Mariners to religious groups, from theaters to other public venues questions began to arise about outdoor COVID transmission.
Jason Rantz of AM 770 KTTH in Seattle was the first to dig into this recently. Apparently, the Washington State Department of Health doesn't (and never has) tracked COVID transmission data from the outdoors.
King County, according to Rantz,
cannot pinpoint a single positive COVID test or case that could be directly traced to any outdoor activity.
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In an article published on his station's website Tuesday, May 11 Rantz brings back all those (horrible!) memories of how Inslee last year closed everything from trails to boat ramps, shut-off fishing, and outdoor recreating--including sports.