July 15, 2020


The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has finally changed false statistics on their website, nearly two months after the Freedom Foundation released a report saying the Inslee administration was overinflating the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state.  A May 18th Freedom Foundation report revealed that the state included as COVID deaths all people who had tested positive for the coronavirus, even those who had obviously died of other factors (car accidents, suicide, gun shot, overdoses, etc.), and those where more information was required.  When first approached about these statistical errors, Governor Jay Inslee attempted to discredit the findings by labeling them as “conspiracy claims from the planet Pluto,” before DOH officials refuted Inslee’s statements and admitted the Freedom Foundation was correct.  On Monday evening, the DOH changed the death statistics on the state’s website and the number of “confirmed” COVID-19 deaths dropped by more than 10%. (Seattle Times and Freedom Foundation)

 A week after Governor Inslee imposed a “No Facemask, No Service” rule on Washington State retailers, there continues to be mixed results from grocery stores in enforcing the rule.  One of the primary problems is that people who have some medical conditions are not required to wear the masks.  While some individuals continue to protest by not wearing a mask, some stores are strict about following the order, while other stores are indifferent in their enforcement.  Thus far, the Washington State Labor and Industry Department has not imposed any penalty on a retailer for failing to follow the facemask order. (Vancouver Columbian)

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