King County braces for reopening rollbacks despite vaccination progress
Washington state is in a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. For King County and other counties around the state, that is likely to result in a return of tighter restrictions. KUOWâs Kate Walters gave Kim Malcolm this update.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
Kim Malcolm: King County is in Phase 3, which means we ve been seeing more people able to sit inside restaurants and go into retail stores operating at 50% capacity, but weâve been watching our Covid cases go up. What do we know about where we re headed?
Chef Kristi Brown poses for a portrait outside of the Liberty Bank Building at the intersection of 24th Avenue and East Union Street on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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