Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average hasn't been updated since 4/28, so I'm skipping it this week. The other two sites did get updated, and they follow this toot.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Palouse Falls drops into the canyon below, framed by rugged basalt cliffs and patches of green clinging to the rock.

I love how this view shows both the force of the water and the scale of the canyon around it.

#PalouseFalls #WashingtonState #LandscapePhotography

Water was the only thing moving quickly that morning.

“Currents at First Light” explores the changing surface of a creek in Capital State Forest, Washington through black-and-white photography and long exposure.

New blog post:
https://www.stevebisig.com/currents-at-first-light-capital-state-forest-washington/

#blackandwhitephotography #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Wow the "Don't Panic" vibe is strong with this one

3 people from (& in) King County #WashingtonState are being monitored after possible exposure to #AndesVirus #HantaVirus

One(1) was on the ship

The other two(2) were TWO SEATS AWAY from "an ill cruise ship passenger. The sick passenger was removed from the plane before takeoff, and that person later tested positive for hantavirus."

AND DIED.

They left that part out

She was the wife of Patient Zero. She died when she got to the hospital

Apparently Odysee couldn't load the video file for "Driving from Issaquah, WA through Snoqualmie Pass and Blewett Pass to Leavenworth, WA; then to Seattle Metro via Stevens Pass | Time Lapse" so it has been re-uploaded. Please let me know if there are any issues.

#washingtonstate #washington #driving #timelapse #mountains #stevens #stevenspass #blewett #blewettpass #pnw #issaquah #snoqualmie #leavenworth #wa #seattle #nature

https://odysee.com/@ipov:0/leavenworth-loop_4k:4