Study: Social distancing seems to be helping in King County
Dog walker Imaj Royster, wearing a protective mask against the coronavirus outbreak, looks back as her charge Hazard is distracted during a stroll in the rain Monday, March 30, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
In this photo taken Sunday, March 29, 2020, a Washington state ferry docks at the Point Defiance Ferry Terminal in Tacoma, Wash., on the first day of a new reduced sailing schedule as part of the state's response to the new coronavirus, including cutting trips on the Seattle/Bainbridge and Seattle/Bremerton routes by about half. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
A man carrying a sleeping bag looks at a sign on the door of the Bread of Life Mission in Seattle's downtown Pioneer Square neighborhood that says the facility will not be accepting new overnight guests, Monday, March 30, 2020 in Seattle. On Saturday, March 28, 2020, public health officials in King County announced the first positive new coronavirus cases among the county's homeless population, (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
SEATTLE (AP) — Public health officials and researchers said Monday social distancing appears to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Seattle area, where many of the first U.S. deaths occurred, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says that the public still needs to be prepared for the state's current two-week stay-at-home order to be extended.
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