Pierce County COVID-19 cases total 126
Nineteen new confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in Pierce County on Monday.
There are now 126 positive cases out of 2,474 people tested in Pierce County, with one death in the county since the outbreak started.
Monday’s case numbers and Pierce County location with Sunday’s totals in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 4 (2)
▪ East Pierce County: 4 (2)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 12 (no change)
▪ Lakewood: 9 (7)
▪ Northeast Pierce County: 5 (3)
▪ Puyallup: 24 (23)
▪ South Pierce County: 10 (no change)
▪ Tacoma: 47 (39)
▪ University Place: 8 (no change)
Daily reports include new cases received through 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
More than 370,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide. In the United States, there were more than 41,000 confirmed cases as of Monday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Gov. Jay Inslee scheduled a televised speech for 5:30 p.m. Monday, three days after saying he would consider signing a stay-at-home order to ensure that people practice social distancing. The governor’s office said Inslee would “lay out enhanced strategies to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak.”
This story was originally published March 23, 2020 at 2:06 PM.
