Ever since COVID-19 dramatically altered all of our lives back in March, we’ve been yearning to get back to a sense of normalcy. With Seattle and King County officially moving into Phase 2 of the state’s “Safe Start” process, it’s been tempting to feel as though we’re on our way. Just looking around, you can see more people out and about, going to restaurants and resuming social activity that had been shelved for three months.
But anyone paying attention is also seeing the warning signs. Cases are up across the state, and not just because testing is also on the rise.