OLYMPIA – Health officials say Washington state is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, likely due to the Omicron variant. The largest single-day report of new cases was recorded on Christmas eve [Dec. 24], with 6,140 new virus cases. State health officials say while there was an increase in testing around the holidays, the rise in new cases significantly outpaces the number of people getting tested. Health officials expected the case rate to continue to increase in the coming weeks.
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