Coronavirus

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance

The latest news on the pandemic, plus symptom information and prevention tips

 

Proof of vaccination is being required at some businesses and events

Proof of vaccination required here

List of local businesses and events that require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination

 

Hospital case loads rising

Three more deaths reported in Clallam County

 

State records over 7,000 deaths from COVID-19

More than 7,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Washington state, according to data from the state Department of Health.… Continue reading

State workers seek exemptions to vaccine mandate

Nearly 4,800 state workers are seeking an exemption to Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, about 8 percent of the approximately 60,000 employees… Continue reading

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Sequim council opposes health restrictions 4-3

Constitutional rights cited

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About 10 anti-vaccination protestors gather outside the Port Townsend High School campus Wednesday afternoon, holding a variety of signs such as "the vaccine is slow euthanasia" and equating getting the COVID-19 vaccine to playing a game of Russian roulette. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID-19 increase slows slightly in Clallam

Case rate still very high, health officer says

About 10 anti-vaccination protestors gather outside the Port Townsend High School campus Wednesday afternoon, holding a variety of signs such as "the vaccine is slow euthanasia" and equating getting the COVID-19 vaccine to playing a game of Russian roulette. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula hospitals postpone elective procedures

COVID surge, staffing creating obstacles

Peninsula vaccination rates creep upward

One case of in-school transmission reported

State troopers, others sue over vaccine mandate

State troopers, prison correctional officers, ferry workers and other public sector employees have filed a lawsuit to try to overturn Gov. Jay Inslee’s… Continue reading

Three deaths from COVID-19 on Peninsula

New cases may be leveling off, but activity remains high

COVID-19 deaths overwhelm Cowlitz County morgue

A recent increase in COVID-19 deaths has overwhelmed a southwest Washington county’s storage capacity, prompting the coroner to ask the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Dr. Ned Hammar

Doctor: ‘That could have been me’

Patient succumbs to COVID-19

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Dr. Ned Hammar

Physicians: It’s in hands of community

Virus spread accelerating

Seven nursing homes hit with COVID outbreaks

Total of 138 cases, 10 deaths in Peninsula facilities

Where to get your COVID shot

Vaccines available all over Peninsula

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Acupuncturist Pat Flood, owner of Olympic Acupuncture in Port Angeles, arranges a display of herbs and supplements in her office on Friday.

Vaccination question: Mandate or encourage?

Some businesses go to vax-only policy

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Acupuncturist Pat Flood, owner of Olympic Acupuncture in Port Angeles, arranges a display of herbs and supplements in her office on Friday.
President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Washington. Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden issues vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million… Continue reading

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Washington. Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

COVID-positivity rate drives OMC hospital admissions

A snapshot of Olympic Medical Center was provided Thursday by CEO Darryl Wolfe. Of the 54 patients in the hospital’s acute care… Continue reading

Port Angeles council candidates debate vaccine mandate

Affordable housing, public safety, utility rates and future ideas also discussed