Officials say we re at our most fragile time since the start of the pandemic. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 6:55 PM PDT July 26, 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. The beds at Skagit Valley Hospital are almost completely full.
Doctors started seeing the strain on the system start when the state began reopening near the end of June following more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions.
Wait times in the emergency department at Skagit Valley Hospital are more than double what they usually are.
At some clinics, the waits have reached four hours.
The situation has health officials concerned over the level of care their patients are receiving.
By Joe Teehan June 9, 2021 1:01 pm
KGMI
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. – Amazon has confirmed that Skagit County will be the site of a new distribution facility.
This type of facility is the last stop for packages on their way to customers and and an Amazon spokesperson says it will bring hundreds of jobs to the area.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports the facility is being built west of Burlington on Bay Ridge Drive, just east of Skagit Regional Airport.
The project includes a nearly 112,000 square foot package transfer station and distribution facility.
Amazon says it will be smaller than a fulfillment center planned for Arlington and will be the last stop for packages on their way to customers.
Uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations among young people: Experts
The latest on how COVID-19 is spread
Replay Video UP NEXT The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and hospitals are seeing a startling uptick in younger patients filling hospitals. States including Florida, Washington, Michigan, Colorado and Pennsylvania are reeling from a rise in virus cases and hospitalizations among younger people. Experts say group activities, vaccine hesitancy, virus variants, return to work and pandemic fatigue are to blame. Dr. Rupali Limaye, an associate scientist in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told ABC News that younger people last to get the vaccine are more susceptible to getting sick, especially with more contagious variants.
narvikk/iStock
(NEW YORK) The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and hospitals are seeing a startling uptick in younger patients filling hospitals.
States including Florida, Washington, Michigan, Colorado and Pennsylvania are reeling from a rise in virus cases and hospitalizations among younger people.
Experts say group activities, vaccine hesitancy, virus variants, return to work and pandemic fatigue are to blame.
Dr. Rupali Limaye, an associate scientist in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told ABC News that younger people last to get the vaccine are more susceptible to getting sick, especially with more contagious variants.
Pandemic fatigue, variants and gatherings lead to uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations among young people: Experts
• 9 min read
The latest on how COVID-19 is spread
Dr. Jen Ashton answers questions from viewers about the coronavirus.Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and hospitals are seeing a startling uptick in younger patients filling hospitals.
States including Florida, Washington, Michigan, Colorado and Pennsylvania are reeling from a rise in virus cases and hospitalizations among younger people.
Experts say group activities, vaccine hesitancy, virus variants, return to work and pandemic fatigue are to blame.
Dr. Rupali Limaye, an associate scientist in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told ABC News that younger people last to get the vaccine are more susceptible to getting sick, especially with more contagious variants.