Ravi Olson, 12, receives a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Maureen Stevens at Harborview Medical Center on May 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.(Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
The delta variant of COVID-19 has prompted hospitals in Washington state to do something they haven’t done in weeks.
“We are very disappointed to be back with you,” said Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer as she began a briefing about COVID on Monday.
COVID cases have quadrupled in King County thanks to delta variant
Several weeks ago, hospital leaders stopped holding regular COVID briefings as the threat appeared to decline.
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