Crossposted from Public Health Insider

You may have heard reports recently of increases in cases of COVID-19 in many parts of the U.S. We talked with Public Health’s Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Dr. Eric Chow, about what’s happening with COVID-19 in King County right now.

Question: Are we seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in King County?

Dr. Chow: Yes. Since the beginning of August 2023, we’ve started to see an increase in some COVID-19 metrics in King County, including COVID-19 emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Individual COVID-19 case counts have increased, as well, but on their own these are a less accurate metric because people are getting tested less. Also, at-home test results aren’t typically reported to us. Read more.