For the third in the last week, Washington health officials reported over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases during a one-day period. The Washington Department of Health said there are 1,101 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 41,757. The state's death toll due to the virus is 1,399, according to newly released numbers.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

A fire on Monday caused extensive damage to a house in Battle Ground, according to the fire marshal for Clark County Fire District 3. Crews from the fire district and Clark County Fire & Rescue were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. to the 1200 block of Northwest 19th Court for a residential fire. The first arriving crews discovered that the blaze had already spread into the attic of the home, which the fire district said “can be some of the most challenging fires to extinguish.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2020 7:36:17 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

More than a dozen sailors and several civilians have been hospitalized following an explosion on a Navy ship in San Diego on Sunday, officials said. A fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard sometime around 8:30 a.m. local time, said officials with the Naval Surface Forces. The blaze escalated to a three-alarm fire, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, which assisted in battling the fire along with base and shipboard firefighting teams.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

A fight for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder coverage years in the making has ended with a win for Cleveland paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers. A union contract for Cleveland EMS just passed, including about $3.7 million in back pay for employees and mental health language, addressing PTSD. CARE has been negotiating their contract since March of 2016.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Cleveland

There are many statistics available regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, although they aren’t necessarily well coordinated at the national level. With so many numbers being available, it can be difficult to understand what they mean, how they work together, and how to apply them. However, experts say a more unified, national approach is essential in getting the pandemic under control.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Healthline