• The state’s coronavirus.wa.gov website has information to help sort through other benefits that may be available to you and your family — such as paid family leave and workers compensation — and resources for businesses and employees.
• Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has developed a list of resources that might help address the financial impacts of COVID-19, including mortgage assistance, financial resources, and financial scams.
• Beware of scams. The federal stimulus package included about $1,200 per person. This money has not yet been distributed, but some scammers are trying to take advantage of people. Remember — the government will never ask you to pay anything up front to get this money. No fees. No charges. No nothing. The government will not call to ask for your Social Security Number, bank account, or credit card number. Anyone who does is a scammer. If you suspect fraud, report it.

Protect your physical and mental health

While you are home, if you come down with a fever and a cough, stay home. Follow our guidance for those who are sick symptoms similar to COVID-19. If you are unsure of how to care for yourself or are concerned about your condition, call your healthcare provider for advice. Keep yourself separated from other people and animals in your home. Cover your coughs and sneezes and wash your hands often. So often.

If you are well, and you have an opportunity to rest, take it. Rest, and nourish yourself physically and emotionally. We live in a world that glorifies being busy. It’s okay to take advantage of this forced break to rest. Walk, stretch, dance. Meditate, play, make music. Read, watch TV, just breathe. The best thing you can do to boost your immune system is to sleep and rejuvenate from your normal busy, hectic life.

Maintain healthy relationships

Everyone loves to get mail from a friend! Reach out to a loved one the old fashioned way. Write a letter or send some postcards. Do your kids know how to address an envelope? Help them brighten someone’s day by mailing a drawing or coloring page they did themselves.

If snail mail isn’t the best option for you, reach out to friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, and others in your community through email, social media, text, and video chat. If you don’t know your neighborhood, now is a great time to sign up with your local Nextdoor group.

Daily update on COVID-19 case numbers

Our Department of Health COVID-19 webpage is updated daily with the number of people confirmed to have positive cases and the number of people who have died of COVID-19 in Washington state. Today we have new online dashboard for displaying numbers. Please note that we have shifted our reporting process to make it more accurate, timely, and complete.

Get and spread reliable information on COVID-19

This blog update is current as of the day it is posted, but information changes rapidly. For the most up-to-date information about COVID-19, please check Washington State’s new web portal at coronavirus.wa.gov. Follow the Department of Health’s response at www.doh.wa.gov/coronavirus. Or you can call our COVID-19 hotline at 1–800–525–0127, or email us at [email protected].

Fight stigma, public panic, and misinformation by getting your information from trusted sources. Listen to guidance from the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and your local health department.

Contact us

If you have questions or concerns about COVID-19 in Washington state, start by visiting our website. Public can contact our call center 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, at 1–800–525–0127.