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Updated Nov. 13, 2020 at 9 a.m.:

Snohomish County is one of the high infection-rate counties in the state for COVID-19 and officials are warning all as the holidays roll in: take action to avoid spreading the virus.

Hospital capacity and vulnerable populations remain the key motivators to avoid spread.

Officials have said since the start of the pandemic, in March, that if hospital resources are overstretched, the impact will not only put additional COVID-19 patients at risk but those in need of emergency care for heart attacks, car wrecks and other immediate medical needs.

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