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  • caption: Spc. David Penalba with the U.S. Army National Guard works to prepare daily meals for people experiencing homelessness ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, in Seattle.

    Coronavirus pandemic updates for Seattle and the Northwest

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Saturday, November 21, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,619 Covid-19 related deaths; 141,260 confirmed cases; a 1.9% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Tents set up for drive-through Covid-19 testing are shown on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in the parking lot of the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center along Southwest Campus Drive in Federal Way.

    Pandemic blog: Coronavirus updates from across the Northwest

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Friday, November 13, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,519 Covid-19 related deaths; 130 confirmed cases; a 2% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • caption: Two clear dome structures for customers to dine in are shown outside of San Fermo on Sunday, November 15, 2020, along Ballard Avenue Northwest in Seattle.

    Updates: Covid-19 pandemic in the Northwest

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, November 8, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,439 Covid-19 related deaths; 116,011 confirmed cases; a 2.1% death rate among positive cases. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

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    Updates on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in the Northwest

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Friday, October 30, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,366 Covid-19 related deaths; 106,573 confirmed cases (2.2% death rate among positive cases). Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases is nearly three times higher for Black people, and nearly seven times higher for Latino/x people and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.