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  • UPDATED Skagit County’s new COVID-19 cases dropping

    Ken Stern|Feb 12, 2021

    UPDATE/EDIT The North Region will move into Phase 2 Sunday, as are seven of eight of the state's regions. In the North Region all four metrics have downward trends. Residents of Skagit County and the North Region of the state’s Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19 were showing infection at high levels with the coronavirus at high rates based on mid-January data, but infections dropped dramatically the last half of January. Friday the state Department of Health released its update for Feb. 1-11 Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19, having moved to b...

  • NEW Skagit County moves to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington-Roadmap to Recovery plan Sunday

    Feb 12, 2021

    The North Region of Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties will be moving forward to Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery Plan beginning on Sunday, February 14 Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday. Movement in the Roadmap to Recovery plan is determined by four metrics measuring the status of coronavirus infection and healthcare facilities for the region. Improvements regionwide have been dramatic in all four metrics. The downward trend in rate of cases the previous 14 day period is 32% versus a 69% increase in...