Case updates August 13, 2020; Kreidler extends emergency order on telehealth

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order again, directing all state-regulated health insurers to make additional coverage changes to aid consumers during the coronavirus pandemic.

His order is in effect until September 15, 2020 and requires health insurers to:

• Continue coverage for providing telehealth via methods including telephone and video chat tools such as Facetime, Facebook Messenger video chat, Google Hangout video, Skype and Go-to-Meeting.
• Cover all medically necessary diagnostic testing for flu and certain other viral respiratory illnesses billed during a provider visit for COVID-19 with no copay, coinsurance or deductible.
• Treat drive-up testing sites for COVID-19 as provider visit with no copay, coinsurance or deductible.

More information here.

Case updates August 13, 2020

United States

• cases 5,228,817 including 52,799 new cases in the past 24 hours
• deaths 166,317 including 1,497 new deaths in the past 24 hours

Washington state

• cases 66,319
• hospitalizations 6,206 includes 24 new within 24 hours
• deaths 1,755 includes 19 reported within 24 hours

King county

• tested 311,911 - 4,859 in previous 24 hours
• cases 17,340 - 136 in previous 24 hours
• hospitalizations 2,081 - 8 in previous 24 hours
• deaths 686 - 1 in previous 24 hours

Shoreline

• tested 8,545 - 50 new in previous 24 hours
• cases 531 - 1 new in previous 24 hours
• hospitalizations 10 - 1 new in previous 24 hours
• deaths 61 - 0 additional deaths in previous 24 hours

Lake Forest Park

• tested 1,830 - 13 in previous 24 hours
• cases 51 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
• hospitalizations 3 - 0 new
• deaths 0 - 0 new

Corrected math for new state cases