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Why COVID-19 case numbers drastically vary throughout King County

Aug 6, 2020, 11:35 AM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 8:49 am

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A COVID-19 testing site in Seattle. (Getty Images)

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KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross talks with Gene Balk, data columnist for the Seattle Times, about how drastically the latest coronavirus case numbers vary throughout King County … and why.

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Why COVID-19 case numbers drastically vary throughout King County