Watch: Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 update from Monday (August 9)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had a news conference Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at 1 p.m. to give an update on the state’s COVID-19 response. The coronavirus delta variant has been spreading in the state.

The governor was joined by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan; King County Executive Dow Constantine; Susan Mullaney, Kaiser Permanente regional president for Washington state; Umair Shah, MD, MPH, secretary, Washington State Department of Health; Lacy Fehrenbach, DOH deputy director for COVID response; and Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer, Public Health — Seattle & King County.

Watch the press conference above, courtesy of TVW.

This story was originally published August 9, 2021 at 9:09 AM with the headline "Watch: Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 update from Monday (August 9)."