0908 covid update

COVID-19 booster shots are now available in Skagit County for some categories of people just as the number of confirmed cases has begun climbing again.

Skagit County Public Health reported 459 new cases of COVID-19 for the seven-day period running Oct. 17 through Oct. 23. It marked the 11th consecutive seven-day, Sunday-through-Saturday period with 300 or more new cases and is the highest number over that span.


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