Washington nearing 10,000 COVID-19 cases, is up to 475 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health reported 279 new COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths Friday.
Statewide totals are up to 9,887 cases and 475 deaths, up from 9,608 cases and 446 deaths Thursday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit, passing 4,000 cases with 4,047, and has reached 275 deaths, while Snohomish County has 1,743 cases and 65 deaths and Pierce County has 875 cases and 19 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, all but Garfield County have reported cases, with Benton (234), Clark (208), Franklin (107), Grant (100), Island (154), King (4,047), Kitsap (128), Pierce (875), Skagit (174), Snohomish (1,743), Spokane (245), Whatcom (247) and Yakima (447) all reporting at least 100 cases.
Seventeen counties have reported at least one virus-related death.
There are 848 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
More than 88,000 people in Washington have been tested, with the positive cases at 8.6%. Testing data has been updated through April 3.
This story was originally published April 10, 2020 at 6:13 PM.
