Tag Archives: Inslee announces Umair Shah as next health secretary as Washington’s COVID-19 cases rise

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that Washington’s next secretary of health will be Dr. Umair Shah, the health director for Texas’s largest county. The new appointment comes as the state sees an increase in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, and as Washingtonians brace for more cases, deaths and economic damage as the coronavirus surges. Shah — who replaces Secretary …

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