Local bars and restaurants have started closing this week with the state having extended its latest pandemic restrictions through the holidays.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday the statewide shutdown of bars and restaurants would go on another three weeks, through the holidays to Jan. 4.
Local businesses had already begun closing.
Big House Brew Pub announced its temporary closure in mid-November, when Inslee had first ordered the shutdown through Dec. 14.
The virus had taken a toll on Big House staff, owners Jason and Denyse Hutchinson said in a public Facebook post Monday.
âWe have one staff member in the hospital fighting hard to beat the virus,â they said. âToday marks day 4 in the ICU with a breathing tube, IVâs and a heart monitor.