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The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was announced by the state of Washington on January 21, 2020. Washington made the first announcement of a death from the disease in the U.S. on February 29 and later announced that two deaths there on February 26 were also due to COVID-19.
Proposals to remove underused dams and restore fish habitats emerged in the early 21st century with support from the state's Native American tribes; the first major dam removal was the Condit Dam near White Salmon in 2011, which was followed by two dams on the Elwha River near Port Angeles. As of 2024, 39 dams in Washington have been removed. [2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Point Roberts was acclaimed as the "safest place" for avoiding coronavirus due to its isolation from the mainland United States and Canada and very low case numbers. [23] [24] Because of limited access to the rest of Whatcom County and border closures into Canada, the case numbers remained very low. [25]
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
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February 26: First known U.S. death from COVID-19 occurs in Kirkland, part of an outbreak at a nursing home. [2] February 29: COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state) officially begins when the first cases of COVID-19 in the United States are reported, and a state of emergency is declared by Governor Inslee; March–October: 2020 Washington ...
An email alert is sent to Rhode Island news outlets saying Alviti "will host a press conference to discuss the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge due to the finding of a ...
On January 20, Chinese authorities announced the confirmation that human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus had already occurred. [19] [20]The first recorded U.S. case of the new virus was also reported on January 20, in a 35-year-old American citizen traveling from Wuhan, China, to his home in Washington state.