SEATTLE (AP) — Washington hospital officials are urging mask-wearing and warning that facilities are heading toward another COVID-19 case peak amid high spread in the community. The News Tribune reports this time around the hospital caseload is impacting people seeking COVID-19 care and those seeking treatments for other health emergencies. Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer says at the end of last week, almost 600 people with COVID-19 were in hospitals across the state with about 20-25 patients a day on ventilators. That compares with an average of around 230 hospitalized cases daily in April. Hospital officials on Monday implored people to wear high-quality masks indoors in crowded, public spaces, and to get COVID-19 booster shots.
Washington hospitals again strained by COVID-19 spread
