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#WashingtonState #BirdFlu #GraysHarbor

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Grays Harbor County resident tests preliminarily positive for avian influenza
For immediate release: Nov. 13, 2025 (25-136) Contact: DOH Communications
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November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 2 +2
up mod. 1 +1
up lil' 3 -3
Steady 10 +7
down lil' 7 -9
down mod. 6 +1
down lots 0 -
N/A 1 +1

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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 increased greatly. Mount Vernon levels have decreased marginally. 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 decreased moderately. Oak Harbor levels remain steady. Lynnwood levels have increased moderately. Arlington levels have decreased moderately. Everett levels remain steady. Stanwood has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend. Snohomish levels have increased 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 remain steady. South King County levels have decreased moderately. West Point levels remain steady.
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | up | up | down
% ED Visits | down | up | steady
Hosp. ADM | down | steady | steady
Hosp. Beds | down | down | 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 increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits for the state are decreasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions for the state are decreasing a moderate amount, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing a moderate amount, and statewide deaths are steady. For influenza, percent of tests positive in King County are increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits for the state are increasing greatly, percent of new hospital admissions for the state are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and statewide deaths are steady. For RSV, percent of tests positive in King County are decreasing marginally, 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 1.2 percent which is trending 14.1 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 0.3 percent which is trending 25 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 October 12 and ending November 2; 0.60 percent, 0.50 percent, 0.40 percent, and 0.30 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 0.3 percent which is trending 25 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 October 12 and ending November 2; 0.7 percent, 0.8 percent, 0.4 percent, and 0.3 percent.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 1,980 cases in weeks 1 to 44 of 2025, up 9 from the previous report published. In 2024 there were 1,419 cases by week 44. Tests have ~4 week 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 31-40. Weeks 41-44 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, but as of this week's report it is almost down to the epidemic threshold! Table 1 outlines specific details of age groups and case numbers over weeks 1 to 44 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 207.7 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 122.9 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 85.4 in ages 14 to 18. So far in 2025, 161 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 1 since last reported. Of those infected, 16 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 42 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 111 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 44 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 79.2 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 62.2 and the third highest rate is 53.4 in Jefferson county. Figure 3 is a map of Washington state with each county color-coded to show the pertussis incidence rates from weeks 38 to 44. 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
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | down | up | up
% ED Visits | down | steady | steady
Hosp. ADM | down | steady | steady
Hosp. Beds | down | up | steady
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 0 -1
up mod. 0 -1
up lil' 6 -
Steady 3 +1
down lil' 16 -2
down mod. 5 +4
down lots 0 -
N/A 0 -1

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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 remain steady. Mount Vernon levels have increased marginally. 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 decreased moderately. Oak Harbor levels have decreased marginally. Lynnwood levels have decreased marginally. Arlington levels have decreased marginally. Everett levels have decreased marginally. Stanwood levels have decreased marginally. Snohomish levels have increased 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 increased marginally. South King County levels have decreased moderately. West Point levels have decreased marginally.
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Food Recalls and Safety Alerts
Last Update: October 31, 2025 Recalled food products affecting Washington State are listed below by product name and date of recall. Recalls will be listed on this page for about a year. Learn more ab...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Food Recalls and Safety Alerts
Last Update: October 31, 2025 Recalled food products affecting Washington State are listed below by product name and date of recall. Recalls will be listed on this page for about a year. Learn more ab...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 1,971 cases in weeks 1 to 43 of 2025, up 19 from the previous report published (wk 42). In 2024 there were 1,294 cases by week 43. 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 31-39. Weeks 40-43 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 43 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 200.5 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 122.3 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 85.2 in ages 14 to 18. So far in 2025, 168 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 4 infants since last reported. Of those infected, 16 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 42 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 110 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 43 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 79.2 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 62.0 and the third highest rate is 53.4 in Jefferson county. Figure 3 is a map of Washington state with each county color-coded to show the pertussis incidence rates from weeks 37 to 43. Adams is the only county 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
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. King | down | up | up
% ED Visits | down | steady | steady
Hosp. ADM | steady | up | 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 is currently unavailable, percent of emergency department visits for the state are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions for the state are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and statewide deaths are decreasing. For influenza, percent of tests positive in King County is currently unavailable, percent of emergency department visits for the state are steady, percent of new hospital admissions for the state are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a moderate amount, and statewide deaths are decreasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive in King County is currently unavailable, 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 2.4 percent which is trending 8.3 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 0.4 percent which is trending 20 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 28 and ending October 19; 1.10 percent, 0.80 percent, 0.50 percent, and 0.40 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 0.7 percent which is unchanged from the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of September 28 and ending October 19; 1.5 percent, 1.2 percent, 0.7 percent, and 0.7 percent.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

'Up Lots' 1 site (from 2)
'Up Some' 7 sites (from 6)
'Steady' 2 sites (from 1)
'Down Some' 19 sites (from 18)
'Down Lots' 0 sites (unchanged)
N/A 1 site (from 3)

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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 have decreased marginally. 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 marginally. Lynnwood levels have decreased marginally. Arlington levels have increased marginally. Everett levels have increased marginally. Stanwood levels have increased greatly. Snohomish levels remain steady. 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 levels have decreased marginally.
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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In Washington, SNAP is also called Basic Food or Food Stamps. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) receives funds from USDA for SNAP and SNAP-Ed. Currently, DSHS partners with us to provide SNAP-Ed across Washington. 

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SNAP-Ed in Washington
What is SNAP-Ed? SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) is a program that supports the health and food security of people who are qualified to receive SNAP food benefits (Supple...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Impacts to food access can have severe effects on public health. Find the latest #SNAP updates from DSHS. www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
nfographic on the impact of a federal government shutdown on SNAP (food assistance) in Washington State. It states that nearly 1 million Washingtonians are at risk of losing assistance starting November 1. It breaks down the affected population: 930,000 total, 1 in 3 are elderly or disabled, 33% are children, and 30,000 are veterans. The infographic also shows the strain on the emergency food system, noting a record high of 13 million visits to food pantries in Washington in 2024 and that 1 in 4 residents visited a food pantry in the last year. Infographic detailing the negative economic impact of the SNAP cutoff on Washington's economy. It projects a loss of more than $285 million in economic activity, with every $1 of SNAP spending generating $1.54 locally. A map shows the state's most-impacted areas are the deep interior and rural regions. A table lists the Estimated Loss in Economic Activity by Congressional District, with District 4 losing $29,712,000 and District 10 losing $30,655,000. It also notes other impacts, including increased food insecurity, longer wait times for public assistance, and potential staffing issues at DSHS offices starting November 4.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 1,952 cases in weeks 1 to 42 of 2025, up 11 from the previous report published (wk 41). In 2024 there were 1,205 cases by week 42. 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 31-38. Weeks 39-42 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 42 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 199.4 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 119.7 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 86.2 in ages 14 to 18. So far in 2025, 164 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 3 infants since last reported. Of those infected, 16 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 42 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 106 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 42 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 80.2 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 62.2 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 36 to 42. Adams is the only county 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
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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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.
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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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/
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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#Measles #MeaslesTracker #MeaslesExposure #WashingtonState #ExposureMap #WADOH

Measles Exposure Map for Washington State.

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October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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#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
October 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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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"
October 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% ED Visits | down | steady | steady
Hosp. ADM | down | steady | steady
Hosp. Beds | down | down | 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 emergency department visits are decreasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are decreasing marginally, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. For influenza, percent of emergency department visits are steady, percent of new hospital admissions are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. For RSV, percent of emergency department visits are steady, new hospital admissions are steady, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are steady, and 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 4.1 percent which is trending 28.3 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 0.69 percent which is trending 37.3 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 14 and ending October 5; 1.58 percent, 1.30 percent, 1.10 percent, and 0.69 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 1 percent which is trending 23.1 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 14 and ending October 5; 1.6 percent, 1.5 percent, 1.3 percent, and 1.0 percent.
October 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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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)
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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 increased marginally. Mount Vernon levels have decreased marginally. 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 decreased marginally. Oak Harbor levels have decreased moderately. Lynnwood levels have decreased marginally. Arlington levels have decreased moderately. Everett levels have decreased marginally. Stanwood levels have decreased marginally. Snohomish levels have increased greatly. 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 moderately. South King County levels have decreased marginally. West Point levels have decreased marginally.
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#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...
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 31-36. Weeks 37-40 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 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
October 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM