Jon Manley: Coronavirus updates: Vaccine clinic planned in Seattle; testing program in Pierce County schools shows promise
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/22/2021 Jon Manley, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 22 The Washington state Department of Health reported 2,223 new cases of COVID-19 and 125 deaths Thursday. The high number of new deaths is due to a Jan. 14-20 data processing backlog, DOH said.
Pierce County reported 304 cases Thursday and nine new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 373 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are 296,087 cases and 4,065 deaths. Those numbers are up from 293,864 cases Wednesday and 3,940 deaths Tuesday. The case total includes 12,899 cases listed as probable. DOH revises previous case and death counts daily.
Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson: Qualified for COVID vaccine but can t find it in Pierce County or WA state? Here s why
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/23/2021 Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 22 Jo Ann Bender arranges her day around calling local health care clinics and providers.
For the past two weeks, Bender starts her day by calling hospitals, doctor s offices and clinics at 8 a.m. to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bender, who declined to make public her age but said her age and a medical condition qualify her to receive a vaccine, has even dropped by hospitals to learn more about the best way to win a dose.