John Lederer, executive dean of North Seattle College, was tested for the new coronavirus at an Edmonds clinic, as was his wife. They waited 10 days to learn they had not contracted the virus. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
John Lederer and his wife were tested for coronavirus at an Edmonds clinic. They waited 10 days for their test results. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

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John Lederer, executive dean of North Seattle College, was tested for the new coronavirus at an Edmonds clinic, as was his wife. They waited 10 days to learn they had not contracted the virus. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
John Lederer and his wife were tested for coronavirus at an Edmonds clinic. They waited 10 days for their test results. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

COVID-19 test delays from overwhelmed commercial labs hit Washington patients in different ways

Hotspots nationwide for COVID-19 are having a "ripple effect" on Washington's testing, causing delays of up to 11 days for some clinics. New

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The #2 bus comes up Spring Street in downtown Seattle passing the Seattle Public Library’s Central branch, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Reporter Mike Lindblom writes: Seattle and King County Metro have suddenly learned they can’t obtain the custom-designed, wire-powered electric vehicles that were supposed to travel the future Madison Street bus-rapid transit line. As a result, Metro could wind up ordering diesel-electric hybrids, that are louder, more polluting, and offer less torque to climb hills than an electric trolleybus. 207549

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A Boeing 777X lands at Boeing Field in Seattle after its first flight on January 25, 2020. The 777X features giant carbon-composite wings, the largest Boeing has ever designed. The wings are so long that to fit at standard airport gates, each has to fold upward on a hinge 11 feet from the tip. The new jet is powered by the GE9X engine. Photographed on January 25, 2020. 212736

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A Peregrine Falcon chick that still has baby fuzz on the top of its head, looks out from a service platform under the west end of the West Seattle Bridge where it landed after its first flight last week. The chick decided that was enough flying for one day and laid down to take a nap after its maiden flight. The Falcon baby came from a man made nest installed under the bridge by the Department of Transportation about 20 years ago. The Falcon parents recently had three chicks. One landed on West Marginal Way after it tried to fly from its nest and was killed by a vehicle. The second chick landed on the low bridge and was taken to PAWS until it is ready to fly, and this chick, waiting for its wings to mature so it can safely fly, hunt, and survive. Linesonly LO LO LO Photographed on June 16, 2020. 214317
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