2020 in Washington (state)

The following is a list of events of the year 2020 in the U.S. state of Washington.

Incumbents

Governor: Jay Inslee
Events
January 21: First known U.S. case of COVID-19 reported in Snohomish County by Centers for Disease Control
February 26: First known U.S. death from COVID-19 occurs in Kirkland, part of an outbreak at a nursing home.
February 29: Washington ">Washington (state)">Washington officially begins when the first cases of COVID-19 in the United States are reported, and a state of emergency is declared by Governor Inslee
March–October: 2020 Washington wildfires
March 6: CNBC reports that an Amazon group in Seattle known as "Grand Challenge" and "1492" is undertaking Project Gesundheit to cure the common cold.
March 23: Statewide COVID-19 lockdowns ordered by the governor
April 29: Scattered Canary begins defrauding the state unemployment department, eventually taking hundreds of millions of dollars illegally
May – August: George [Floyd protests in Washington ]
June 8: Capitol Hill Occupied Protest established
June 1 – August 7: End of Watch Ride to Remember motorcycle rally begins and ends in Spokane
November 3: 2020 Washington elections

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