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What’s going on with Yakima County’s COVID outbreak?

Jul 31, 2020, 1:05 PM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 8:49 am

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Leiana Smith, a registered nurse, left, takes a sample in Yakima County. (Amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)

(Amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)

Dr. Teresa Everson, the health officer for Yakima County Health District, joins KIRO Radio’s Mike Lewis and reporter Aaron Granillo to discuss the current state of the coronavirus outbreak in Yakima. What have they done to slow the virus, especially in a largely agricultural community where many people have been unable to join a lockdown?

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