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Inslee tightens restrictions on bars, restaurants, weddings as Washington COVID cases rise

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday tighter restrictions on bars, restaurants, fitness centers, weddings and funerals as confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rise across Washington.

And in a news conference with Inslee, state Health Secretary John Wiesman announced an expansion of the current requirement for residents to wear facial coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.

Inslee鈥檚 announcement represented the most sweeping set of new restrictions so far to his original , which has let Washington鈥檚 39 counties reopen to varying degrees.