Washington state imposes severe COVID restrictions

Indoor gatherings would be prohibited outside of one's household and outdoor gatherings would be limited to five people inWashington state under Inslee's order.

The new restrictions come as daily new infections in recent days have more than doubled from single-day highs reported during the previous U.S. peak in mid-July. The number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals also has reached an all-time high.