March 11, 2021 at 5:17 pm
In this March 11, 2020, file photo Judie Shape, center, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, blows a kiss to her son-in-law. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington health officials delivered a briefing Thursday, declaring that the state is now entering into the next phase of its pandemic response efforts.
Cases of COVID-19 have decreased since a third wave of cases over the winter, but have also plateaued in recent weeks. And while the state says it has made “incredible progress” on distributing vaccines, officials couched that by citing concerns over the fact that the baseline for case totals after each wave over the last year has gradually increased.
A man and a girl on a scooter are backdropped by a Lombardy region campaign advertising reading in Italian Coronavirus let s stop it together , at the Porta Nuova business district in Milan, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Italy is mulling even tighter restrictions on daily life and has announced billions in financial relief to cushion economic shocks from the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Luca Bruno
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A traveler wears a mask as she fills out a form at a check point set up by border police inside Rome s Termini train station, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. In Italy the government extended a coronavirus containment order previously limited to the countryâs north to the rest of the country beginning Tuesday, with soldiers and police enforcing bans. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Andrew Medichini
A member of the medical staff measures the temperature of a traveller at a autobahn park place near Gries am Brenner, Austrian province of Tyrol, at border crossing with Italy on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Austria authorities started on random checks of arriving vehicles at the border crossings with Italy in reaction to the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Europe, particularly in Italy. As part of the move, officials measure the temperatures of some passengers in cars, trucks and buses. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cou