Spike in 'fourth wave' COVID-19 hospitalizations hits Pacific Northwest
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A flag bearing the hashtag 'We Got This Seattle' flies from the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, on March 26, 2020. File photo by Stephen Brashear/EPA-EFE
April 26 (UPI) -- COVID-19 surges in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon prompted state and local officials on Monday to warn of dangers to younger people and new lockdown restrictions.
The number of people currently hospitalized for COVID-19 in Washington has nearly doubled in the past month to around 600, a state hospital association official said, while in Oregon a similar spike is poised to trigger new restrictions on restaurants and gyms.