Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) is declining in Island County and our surrounding region

The Whidbey Island Public Hospital District posted this to its Facebook page on 2026-01-29 10:11:50.

Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) is declining in Island County and our surrounding region. Healthcare facilities are removing the mandatory universal masking requirement at this time.

WhidbeyHealth is making masking OPTIONAL at this time, subject to change, based on the prevalence of acute respiratory infections in our region.