Pierce County confirms 55 new COVID-19 cases, up to 282 total
There were 55 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported Saturday in Pierce County — the most new positive cases reported on a single day since the outbreak began.
That brings the county’s total to 282 positive cases of the 4,888 tested the by University of Washington virology lab and the state Public Health Laboratories since the outbreak began. About 6% of residents tested have been confirmed positive.
The county did not report any deaths Saturday — that total remains at five people from Lakewood (three), Puyallup (one) and Spanaway (one).
The county initially reported a total of 231 cases Friday of 4,310 residents tested, but that case count has been amended on the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department website to read 227 total cases, including 42 new cases.
Case number totals by geographic location within the county are listed below with Friday’s reported totals in parenthesis:
▪ Bonney Lake: 8 (6)
▪ Central Pierce County: 12 (11)
▪ East Pierce County: 11 (9)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 14 (13)
▪ Frederickson: 8 (7)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 17 (14)
▪ Graham: 11 (6)
▪ JBLM: 3 (no change)
▪ Key Peninsula: 2 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 7 (no change)
▪ Lakewood: 12 (no change)
▪ Parkland: 19 (17)
▪ Puyallup: 19 (16)
▪ South Hill: 16 (10)
▪ South Pierce County: 4 (no change)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 6 (3)
▪ Spanaway: 8 (no change)
▪ Tacoma: 89 (75)
▪ University Place: 8 (no change)
Daily reports include new cases received by 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
This story was originally published March 28, 2020 at 2:02 PM.
