In the News: Overlake Medical Center reports several days with no new COVID-19 patients

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Overlake Medical Center's Emergency Department director, Eric Shipley, MD, speaks with KING 5's Jake Whittenberg about COVID-19, one year after it was declared a pandemic, and the promising trend of fewer COVID-positive patients being admitted into the hospital.

From the story: "We can finally feel optimistic again," said Dr. Eric Shipley, director of emergency operations at Overlake Medical Center. "A year ago it was quite frightening. People are resilient and predicting the future is precarious," he said. "We've come a long way. We've learned how to treat it, and we will continue to learn more. But we'll still be surprised by this virus."

Read the full story here.