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King County funds community COVID-19 vaccination programs to speed health and economic recovery
King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci, and County Councilmembers Rod Dembowski and Jeanne...
Jan 11, 2021


Inslee issues proclamations on travel restrictions and updates to existing religious guidance
Proclamation 20-83: COVID-19 Prohibitions on Travel from Countries with 501Y.V Variant Circulation Today Gov. Jay Inslee issued a 14-day...
Dec 23, 2020


Three New Curative Testing Kiosks Will Open to Add COVID-19 Testing Capacity
Three New Curative Testing Kiosks Will Open to Add COVID-19 Testing Capacity to North, Central, and South Seattle SEATTLE (December 22,...
Dec 23, 2020


City of Seattle Announces Additional Child Care Assistance for Families Through March
New Enrollments for Child Care Assistance Program and Seattle Parks and Recreation Child Care Are Open Now SEATTLE (December 22, 2020) –...
Dec 23, 2020


Second patient from Western State Hospital dies of COVID-19
LAKEWOOD – The Department of Social and Health Services announced today that a second patient at the state’s oldest and largest...
Dec 21, 2020

Inslee announces authorization of Moderna vaccine
Inslee announces authorization of Moderna vaccine by Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Gov. Jay Inslee today announced...
Dec 21, 2020


More doses of vaccine on the way as statewide vaccination effort continues
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health anticipates receiving tens of thousands more doses of COVID-19 vaccine later this...
Dec 17, 2020


More than 1 million users enable WA Notify within first four days
The more people who use exposure notification technology, the more effective it is OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health...
Dec 10, 2020

City of Seattle Announces $5 Million in New Grants to Support Small Businesses and Workers Impacted
Small Business Grants to Focus on Restaurants and Bars; Worker Grants to Focus on Hospitality Industry City Offering Technical Support...
Dec 10, 2020

City of Seattle Reminds Residents and Businesses of Resources Available for COVID-19 Relief
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the City of Seattle has worked quickly to launch COVID-19 relief programs including rent relief,...
Dec 10, 2020


Free Citywide Test Sites
Building on Successful Free Citywide Test Sites, Mayor Durkan Announces Partnership to Pilot No-Cost COVID-19 Testing Kiosks by Kamaria...
Dec 3, 2020


What's open in each phase
This is a general summary of what's open in each phase of Safe Start. This is not an exhaustive list of allowed activities. Detailed...
Nov 25, 2020

New temporary restrictions in King County
In recent days, King County and Washington State have seen the highest COVID-19 case counts we've experienced to date. In light of these...
Nov 19, 2020


Recap of Recent COVID-19 News and Updates
Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 110,011 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on...
Nov 5, 2020


King County case numbers are rising – now’s the time to act
Cases of COVID-19 in King County have been rising quickly for the last few weeks Last week, we reached our peak number of cases reported...
Nov 5, 2020


New video for King County's Safe Start for Taverns and Restaurants: Phase 2 & 3 Restaurant Guidance
King County's Safe Start for Taverns and Restaurants (SSTAR) program provides education and materials to help restaurants implement state...
Nov 5, 2020


Statewide COVID-19 vaccine distribution progress update
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning...
Oct 15, 2020


COVID-19 DAILY UPDATES
Daily COVID-19 outbreak summary Updated daily between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Oct 15, 2020


Play Areas reopen starting Oct. 6
All play areas in Seattle parks will reopen to the public on October 6. Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, with support from our...
Oct 9, 2020


Date change: Free drive-thru back-to-school vaccine and flu clinic set for Oct. 10 rescheduled for
Public Health news release Because of anticipated poor weather this weekend, a free drive-thru vaccine clinic for school-aged children...
Oct 9, 2020


Mayor Durkan announces Free Stay Healthy Block Permits, adding to the recent success of Stay Healthy
Community groups can temporarily close blocks to thru-traffic for increased access to outdoor recreation space and improved mental...
Sep 24, 2020


King County Coronavirus Relief Fund - Digital Equity Grants - $25K or more
https://kingcounty.gov/.../exe.../equity-social-justice.aspx (Sept 22 deadline) King County seeks applications from organizations who...
Sep 18, 2020


City Allocates Over $19 Million in COVID-Related Funding to Rental Assistance and Homeowner Support
City of Seattle to Launch New Effort to Provide Homeowner Counseling and Homeowner Stabilization Funds Thousands of families expected to...
Sep 18, 2020


ALONGSIDE THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19, COMMON COLDS ARE ON THE RISE IN SEATTLE
ALONGSIDE THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19, COMMON COLDS ARE ON THE RISE IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY Public Health Insider Gregory...
Sep 10, 2020
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