Most state employees will continue to be subject to a vaccination requirement. Local health jurisdictions may continue to have additional COVID requirements in place as well. Safety precautions in workplaces, healthcare facilities and certain congregate settings will continue. More than 300 people in the United States die from the virus every day. The virus still poses a threat to public health and continues to evolve. If the rest of the nation had the same death rate as Washington, some 433,000 more lives could have been saved. The state currently has the fifth-lowest death rate nationwide, and all of Washington’s counties currently have low community transmission levels. The governor’s emergency orders contributed to Washington having one of the lowest COVID death rates across all 50 states for the pandemic. Working together, we saved countless thousands of lives.” Through the loss and suffering, we did not lose faith and we did not abandon each other. “The past two and a half years have been some of the hardest anyone can remember. ![]() “While we are grateful for the thousands of lives we saved together, thousands of lives were also lost, and many more were changed forever,” Inslee said. As the governor announced last month, Monday will be the last day of the governor’s COVID emergency declaration. The COVID-19 pandemic remains, but it’s no longer an emergency thanks to vaccinations, medical treatments, and the innumerable efforts of countless Washingtonians since the state had the nation’s first documented case in January 2020.
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