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Three more counties approved for next phase of reopening

By KIRO 7 News Staff

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By KIRO 7 News Staff

WASHINGTON — The Washington state secretary of health approved applications from three more counties for an early move to the next phase of reopening.

Wahkiakum, Skamania and Stevens counties can now move to phase two of Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.

Columbia, Garfield, Lincoln, Ferry and Pend Oreille counties were approved last week.

>> Five counties approved to move into second phase of reopening plan

The rest of the state is still in phase one. Click here for a chart of each phase.

In order to apply, counties have to have a population of less than 75,000 and no new cases or coronavirus in the last three weeks. The county also has to demonstrate that it has adequate hospital bed capacity and PPE supplies for health care workers.

If circumstances change and cases go up, the variance can be revoked.

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