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UW study: About 30% of people who get coronavirus experience long haul symptoms By Becca Savransky, SeattlePI
Over the past year, more than 300,000 people across Washington have had COVID-19.
Only a fraction of those cases resulted in hospitalizations and deaths, but the lingering impacts of the virus are continuing to affect the lives of even people who didn t have severe cases.
According to a study from University of Washington researchers, about 30% of the people enrolled in the study experienced long-haul symptoms after getting COVID-19, reporting worse health and quality of life. About 8% said it went further: They weren t able to do normal tasks, such as lift heavy objects, or stand or walk unassisted for more than a short period of time, according to a news release.
Turns out Texans don t save money under our deregulated electricity market
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Bright Star Solutions utility line contractors work on power lines for a nearby subdivision on Feb. 18, 2021, in Montgomery. As Texas grows, its power needs do as well, which some said means a need for greater infrastructure investment.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Our deregulated electricity market promised reliability and lower electricity prices than our neighbors. Turns out, it provided neither.
Overall, the deregulated market has cost Texans $28 billion more than traditional utilities since 2004, McGinty and Patterson report.
When Texas moved from full-service regulated utilities nearly 20 years ago, proponents of deregulation said that competition between retail energy providers would drive monthly rates down because residents could shop around for the best deals. Instead, Texans ended up paying a lot more.
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A new variant of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa has been found in King County, the Washington State Department of Health announced Tuesday. A person in King County tested positive for the coronavirus on Jan. 29 and it was found to be the B.1.351 variant through genomic sequencing at the UW Medicine Virology Laboratory. The announcement comes as another variant strain, B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the U.K., has also been.