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The “Shot of a Lifetime” incentive program announced Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee will offer several giveaways for vaccinated Washington residents, including lottery drawings totalling… Continue reading
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A Clallam County long-term care facility’s COVID-19 outbreak has been confirmed and has grown to five cases, with two more residents testing positive as of… Continue reading
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Clallam County is investigating a new potential long-term care facility outbreak that has led to two residents and one staff member being infected with COVID-19.… Continue reading
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COVID-19 cases are starting to rise statewide, causing concern among North Olympic Peninsula health officers as people travel to more at-risk areas. The rising case… Continue reading
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A fourth Jefferson County resident has died from COVID-19 after having been hospitalized for several weeks at a Seattle hospital. A woman in her 60s,… Continue reading
A 31-year-old woman from Seattle died after she fell down a crevasse while hiking down the Brothers Mountain in the Olympic National Forest. Melanie Kondrat… Continue reading
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As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, public health officials urge residents to be cautious if traveling or having visitors, especially if they have not been… Continue reading
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A COVID-19 death was confirmed Monday, May 24, in Clallam County after a man in his 60s had been hospitalized for a week with the… Continue reading
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Case rates for COVID-19 are dropping on the North Olympic Peninsula, but local health officers still urge caution for people traveling or having visitors, as… Continue reading
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While more than 70 percent of residents 16 and older have initiated vaccination against COVID-19 in Jefferson County, reaching the 70 percent line in Clallam… Continue reading
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Clallam County confirmed its 10th death due to COVID-19, increasing the North Olympic Peninsula’s total to 13 deaths since the pandemic began. The man, who… Continue reading
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COVID-19 restrictions on businesses are likely to be lifted on June 30, and state masking restrictions for fully vaccinated people have been loosened to follow… Continue reading
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Children 12 to 15 years old will begin getting vaccinations Thursday using Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine across the North Olympic Peninsula. The Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading
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Health officials across the North Olympic Peninsula are scheduling Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children 12 and older in anticipation of authorization expected in the… Continue reading
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The North Olympic Peninsula is approaching 50 percent of its full population being vaccinated for COVID-19, with more than 50 percent of eligible residents already… Continue reading
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Clallam County confirmed on Tuesday two additional deaths caused by COVID-19, raising the total number of deaths on the North Olympic Peninsula to 12, with… Continue reading
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While the North Olympic Peninsula is seeing a plateau on COVID-19 case rates, county health officers aren’t expecting to see a significant decrease in cases… Continue reading
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North Olympic Peninsula health officers are preparing for the authorization by summer of 12- to 15-year-olds to have Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Food and… Continue reading
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Three Clallam County gatherings have sparked several outbreaks and are believed to be the source of almost all new COVID-19 cases in Clallam County since… Continue reading
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Two parties and a wedding, each with more than 30 attendees who were mostly unmasked and unvaccinated, are blamed for more than 100 residents being… Continue reading
