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Sydney Porter of Bellevue, Wash., receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Kristine Gill, with the Seattle Fire Department's Mobile Vaccination Teams, before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park on May 5 in Seattle. A late spring coronavirus surge has filled hospitals in the metro areas around Seattle. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption
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4th Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hits Washington State

May 11, 2021 • Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending mandates and restrictions while much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

4th Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hits Washington State
Passengers, some wearing protective face coverings and some not, travel during rush hour on the London Underground last month. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Most Of U.K., As Restrictions Set To Ease

May 11, 2021 • England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday recorded no new COVID-19 deaths, and Wales reported four. Health experts said the milestone represents an encouraging sign.