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  • 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.

  • caption: Oksana Reva stands out of a sun roof while holding a Biden-Harris sign during a celebration after Joe Biden was officially named the president elect on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the intersection of 10th Avenue and East Pine Street in Seattle.

    Biden beats Trump, and Seattle rejoices: Photos, dispatches from Saturday

    See the photos and hear the sounds of Seattle celebrating JoeListen to the sounds of Seattle celebrate Neighborhoods around Seattle began reacting to the news that Joe Biden has been elected the next president of the United States along with vice president-elect Kamala Harris.

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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.

  • caption: Anna-Marie Lim, center, participates in an outdoor socially-distanced bounce and sculpt fitness class led by Allison Axdorff, not pictured, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Upbeats fitness studio along NW Leary Way in Seattle.

    Updates: Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state (October 26-30)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, October 25, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,296 Covid-19 related deaths; 102,913 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.

  • caption: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health, shown here, is one of three vaccines in Phase 3 trials in the U.S. With development and testing underway, health officials are asking states to prepare for limited distribution of a potential vaccine as soon as this fall — though some experts say that's too early.

    Pandemic updates in Washington state (October 19-25)

    This post will be updated with information about the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information. As of Sunday, October 18, the Washington State Department of Health reports: 2,239 Covid-19 related deaths; 98,201 confirmed cases (2.4% 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.