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Washington: thank you for staying home. We are starting to bend the curve.

But we don’t know if we’re at the peak yet.

And what we do now matters more than ever. Here’s where we think we are. 1/7
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As of yesterday, we have lost 446 Washingtonians. Families across the state are grieving those losses.

Our hearts go out to all those who have been impacted by this virus. 2/7 Chart showing the number of COVID-19 related deaths per day in Washington through April 8.
If we continue our physical distancing, the @IHME_UW projections show we may be close to the peak.

That is a testament to all of you rising to this challenge.

But - this is only true if we continue to stay home and stay healthy. 3/7 Chart showing projected deaths per day in Washington if everyone continues to practice physical distancing measures.
If we start to let up, we will experience more loss from COVID-19.

Preliminary projections show ending our distancing measures in 2 weeks would bring this virus right back.

That would not only bring more loss to our state, it would continue to hurt our economy. 4/7 Chart showing an increase in deaths per day if we stop physical distancing measures on 4/22.
The projections are even scarier if we stop physical distancing today. This is an unacceptable fate in Washington. We are better than this.

As we head into the weekend, know that your actions matter. Stay home. Stay healthy. 5/7 Chart showing the large increase in deaths per day if we stop physical distancing measures today
I know many will be missing the comfort and communion of Easter and Passover this weekend.

But finding new way to celebrate this year will help families across Washington enjoy these events with their loved ones for years to come. 6/7
I am incredibly proud of this state. Our collective response has set the national standard.

Stay home for your loved ones.
Stay home for your neighbors.
Stay home to protect our state.

#WeGotThisWA 7/7
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Today's COVID-19 update:

Decisive early action is helping flatten the curve in Washington. But we can’t let up now.

If we try to return to normal before we’ve defeated the virus, we risk losing all the progress we’ve made. 1/5
We're looking into options to reduce the number of people inside state prison facilities. Public safety and the health of our incarcerated individuals is at the forefront of these decisions.

We’ll have more to say on this soon. 2/5
Thousands of Washingtonians must be at work right now.

They are our grocery store workers, our nurses and our bus drivers. They deserve to be kept safe as they keep our state running.

85 million pieces of PPE are on their way to WA, and we’re expecting to buy more soon. 3/5
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I’m proud of our efforts to combat COVID-19 in Washington.

Today, I want to update you on our economic plan and programs to support our small businesses. 1/7
#WeGotThisWA
1) The Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant.

These will provide up to $10,000 for small businesses under 10 employers. It can be used for rent, utility bills, supplies, inventory, or other operating expenses.

To apply visit bit.ly/SmlBizGrant
2/7
2) Business resiliency assistance through the @WAStateCommerce Dept.

Commerce is working with partners like @TacUrbanLeague, @inbachamber, and @SCIDpda across the state to get information translated so that everyone has access to financial assistance. 3/7
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A little over 3 weeks ago, @waOSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal and I closed schools across the state to keep our students, educators and their families, safe.

Today, I’m making the hard decision to extend the closure order through the end of the school year. 1/5
To families: I know that it’ll be difficult to find a new normal at home.

But we must put the health and safety of our community first.

The past three weeks have shown that we can rise to the challenge. 2/5
To educators: I know this is no small feat. We have 150 years of experience with our traditional learning model. We can’t make that up overnight.

I’m asking our students and our educators to be flexible. We all have our students’ best interests at heart. 3/5
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