Davies said the pandemic is moving in a positive direction and that COVID-19 may soon be normalized, similar to how the Spanish Influenza pandemic normalized the flu.
Chelan-Douglas Health District is currently monitoring case activity in western Washington to determine when the variant is expected to reach our region.
Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has sued the university and Gov. Jay Inslee after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The former employees now are asking for their complaint to include the claim that they were discriminated against based on medical and/or religious disabilities.