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Washington State Department of Health @doh.wa.gov · 2d

We have received additional funding from the USDA, allowing WA to continue providing food benefits and supporting our currently reduced 11-member admin team for the state’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program through mid-to-late November.

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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 2d

Warning, we've had more measles detections from wastewater in the last month than in the last 2 years combined.

We don't have every site on our dashboard yet, and we don't have Measles on the dashboard because we hadn't been seeing it. Things change.

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DOH MONITORING FIRST WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN KAUAʻI COUNTY

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a positive wastewater sample for measles virus, the first wastewater detection of the virus for Kauaʻi County. The sample was collected ...

https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/doh-monitoring-first-wastewater-detection-of-measles-in-kauaʻi-county/

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 2d

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Stacked bar graph showing the total number of hospital beds occupied due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 each week over the past 12 months.

Overall, this week's report of hospital beds (excluding ICU beds) occupied due to COVID-19 has had a net addition of 693 over the past year. The most recent week's total is 693 which is trending 20.8 percent lower than the week before.

The following list states the weekly change, if any, and the new weekly total of beds currently recorded beginning with the week of September 21 and ending October 12; 1029, 987, 875, and 693.

Stacked bar graph showing the total number of hospital ICU beds occupied due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 each week over the past 12 months.

Overall, this week's report of ICU beds occupied due to COVID-19 has had a net addition of 70 over the past year. The most recent week's total is 70 which is unchanged from the week before.

The following list states the weekly change, if any, and the new weekly total of ICU beds currently recorded beginning with the week of September 21 and ending October 12; 84, 91, 70, and 70.

Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of deaths in WA state residents with death certificate coded as caused by COVID-19 over the past 12 months.

Overall, this week's report of deaths due to COVID-19 has had a net addition of 2 over the past year. The most recent week's total is 0 which is trending 100 percent lower than the week before.

The following list states the weekly change, if any, and the new weekly total of COVID-19 deaths currently recorded beginning with the week of September 14 and ending October 5; 13, 10, 12, and 0.

Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 2d

Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos {King} | down | down | down
% ED Visits | down | steady | steady
Hosp. ADM | down | steady | steady
Hosp. Beds | down | up | steady

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity.

For COVID-19, percent of tests positive in King County are decreasing greatly, percent of emergency department visits for the state are decreasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions for the state are decreasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and statewide deaths are steady.

For influenza, percent of tests positive in King County are decreasing greatly, percent of emergency department visits for the state are steady, percent of new hospital admissions for the state are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a marginal amount, and statewide deaths are steady.

For RSV, percent of tests positive in King County are decreasing greatly, percent of emergency department visits for the state are steady, new hospital admissions for the state are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are steady, and statewide deaths are steady.

Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months.

Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by University of Washington Virology is at 2.7 percent which is trending 35.4 percent lower than what it reported the week before.

Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months.

Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.5 percent which is trending 37.5 percent lower than the week before.

The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of September 21 and ending October 12; 1.30 percent, 1.10 percent, 0.80 percent, and 0.50 percent.

Stacked bar graph showing the average weekly ratio of new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 each week over the past 12 months.

Overall the most recent week of new hospital admissions coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.6 percent which is trending 50 percent lower than the week before.

The following lists the current weekly rate of new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of September 21 and ending October 12; 1.5 percent, 1.5 percent, 1.2 percent, and 0.6 percent.

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 2d

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Stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around South Puget Sound and Southwestern Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Vancouver levels have decreased marginally.
Ridgefield levels have decreased moderately.
Vancouver Westside levels have decreased marginally.
Chambers Creek levels have decreased marginally.
Puyallup levels have increased moderately.
Tacoma levels have decreased marginally.
Budd Inlet levels have decreased marginally.

Stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around Central Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Richland levels have decreased marginally.
Wenatchee levels have increased marginally.
Ephrata has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend.
Ellensburg levels have increased greatly.
Brewster levels have decreased moderately.
Yakima levels have decreased marginally.

Stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around Eastern Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Pasco levels have increased greatly.
Spokane levels have increased marginally.
Spokane Valley levels have decreased marginally.
Walla Walla levels have increased marginally.
Pullman levels have increased marginally.

Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 2d

Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

'Up Lots' 2 sites (unchanged)
'Up Some' 6 sites (from 3)
'Steady' 1 sites (unchanged)
'Down Some' 18 sites (from 24)
'Down Lots' 0 sites (unchanged)
N/A 3 sites (from 0)

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Stacked line graph showing wastewater trends for multiple treatment sites around the Olympic Peninsula and Northwest Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Port Townsend levels have decreased marginally.
Mount Vernon levels remain steady.

First set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Coupeville levels have increased marginally.
Oak Harbor levels have decreased moderately.
Lynnwood levels have decreased marginally.
Arlington levels have decreased marginally.
Everett levels have decreased marginally.
Stanwood levels have decreased marginally.
Snohomish levels have decreased marginally.

Second set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks.

Brightwater Park (North King County and South Snohomish County) levels have decreased marginally.
South King County has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend.
West Point has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend.

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 4d

#Measles #MeaslesTracker #MeaslesExposure #WashingtonState #ExposureMap #WADOH

Measles Exposure Map for Washington State.

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ArcGIS Dashboards

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 7d

#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 1,941 cases in weeks 1 to 41 of 2025, up 9 from the previous report published (wk 40). In 2024 there were 1,108 cases by week 41. Tests have ~4 wk lag before being counted.

Full report: doh.wa.gov/you-and-your...

Summary of report with Figure 1, a vertical bar graph, shows a comparison of the number of cases in 2024 and 2025 by week of symptom onset. The 4 most recent weeks of data are marked as incomplete. This year has exceeded the number of cases reported from last year in all cases except for weeks 21, and 31-37. Weeks 38-41 are considered incomplete.

Figure 2 shows a line graph charting the number of cases diagnosed going back 10 years. There are two horizontal dashed lines going across the entire length of time. The bottom dashed line is the threshold for the projected baseline number of cases, and the dashed line above it is the projected epidemic threshold. The current wave of cases exceeded the epidemic threshold back in Feb. 2024 and has remained above it ever since.

Table 1 outlines specific details of age groups and case numbers over weeks 1 to 41 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 195.7 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 119.2 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 86.2 in ages 14 to 18.

So far in 2025, 161 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 1 infant since last reported. Of those infected, 15 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 39 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 107 were old enough for at least one dose but had not received any.

Table 2 outlines specific details of counties and case numbers over weeks 1 to 41 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each county's population. There are 34 out of 39 counties in Washington state that have reported at least one case this year. The county with the highest rate of cases is Adams with 70.7 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 62.0 and the third highest rate is 53.9 in Jefferson county.

Figure 3 is a map of Washington state with each county color-coded to show the pertussis incidence rates from weeks 35 to 41. There are no counties coded as having 10 or more cases per 100,000 residents in the past 6 weeks

Note: To request this document in another format, call 1-800-525-0127. Deaf or heard of hearing customers, please call 711 (Washington Relay) or email doh.information@doh.wa.gov

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 9d

Even if you’ve had COVID-19 in the past or have been vaccinated, it is still possible to become infected, experience serious illness, and infect others! Stay up to date on vaccines, wear masks, get tested, and stay home if you’re not feeling well to help reduce risks for yourself and others.

“I already had COVID-19, so I”.... the options for “can’t have it again, can’t pass it to others, don’t need to get tested, don’t need to wear a mask, and don’t need to be vaccinated” are crossed out. the only choice left is “can become infected again and should continue taking steps to protect myself and others"

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 9d

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 9d

Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

'Up Lots' 2 sites (from 0)
'Up Some' 3 sites (from 2)
'Steady' 1 sites (from 5)
'Down Some' 24 sites (from 22)
'Down Lots' 0 sites (unchanged)
N/A 0 sites (from 1)

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 10d

#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 1,932 cases in weeks 1 to 40 of 2025, up 197 from the previous report published (wk 39). In 2024 there were 1,045 cases by week 40. Tests have ~4 wk lag before being counted.

Full report: doh.wa.gov/you-and-your...

Table 1 outlines specific details of age groups and case numbers over weeks 1 to 40 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 194.5 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 117.4 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 86.2 in ages 14 to 18.

So far in 2025, 160 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 2 infants since last reported. Of those infected, 15 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 38 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 107 were old enough for at least one dose but had not received any.

Table 2 outlines specific details of counties and case numbers over weeks 1 to 40 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each county's population. There are 34 out of 39 counties in Washington state that have reported at least one case this year. The county with the highest rate of cases is Adams with 70.7 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 61.7 and the third highest rate is 53.9 in Jefferson county.

Figure 3 is a map of Washington state with each county color-coded to show the pertussis incidence rates from weeks 34 to 40. The only county coded as having 10 or more cases per 100,000 residents in the past 6 weeks is Pend Oreille.

Note: To request this document in another format, call 1-800-525-0127. Deaf or heard of hearing customers, please call 711 (Washington Relay) or email doh.information@doh.wa.gov

Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 12d

This is going to be one of those random thoughts that'll pop into my head every couple of months like, "dang that's crazy"

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 15d

those are called lafufus

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 15d

sure thing :)

Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 15d

Because I can't figure out how to neatly/cleanly post all the urls here on Bsky:

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From the CoronavirusWA community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the CoronavirusWA community

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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 16d

Cryptic lineage update. It looks like the Coeur d’Alene cryptic is gone for now. It was a BQ.1.1, so at least a 2.5 year infection.
Did the person move away? Get better? Something worse? We’ll probably never know.
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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 16d

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 17d

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Zantie @zantie.bsky.social · 17d

Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

'Up Lots' 0 sites (from 1)
'Up Some' 2 sites (from 9)
'Steady' 5 sites (from 8)
'Down Some' 22 sites (from 12)
'Down Lots' 0 sites (unchanged)
N/A 1 sites (from 0)

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Maggie K @maggiekpaints.bsky.social · 20d

Make sure to read your clinical notes in your chart after your visit online if you can and verify it actually has accurate information in it. As AI slop leaks deeper and deeper into the crevices of healthcare, it becomes riskier and riskier

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Maggie K @maggiekpaints.bsky.social · 20d

My dr for the first time in like 8 yrs of seeing her asked if she could use a transcription app and i said yeah sure not thinking about it. Looking at my post visit clinical notes, it was almost certainly some sort of AI transcription tool and it slopped totally random meds into my chart. cool.

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