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COVID-19 hospitalizations have trended downward in Washington statewide recently, and the number of hospital workers who chose to quit in light of the vaccine mandate did not go as high as feared. That’s according to the Washington State Hospital Association, which on Monday offered an updated snapshot of how hospitals are faring statewide with COVID patients and staffing challenges. As of Monday, the state had 865 COVID hospitalizations, compared with 968 last week, “also a pretty significant change from what the average was a month ago, which was 1,087 ... over the last month,” Cassie Sauer, CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association, said during the update.