Pierce County sees 37 new COVID-19 cases, one new death
Pierce County on Thursday reported 37 new COVID-19 cases and one new death.
The county’s total cases are now at 1,058 with 25 deaths.
One previous case was reassigned to another county, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
The new death involved a Parkland woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions.
The county is still not reporting testing totals, citing delays in state data reporting. The health department has released a statement on delays in data posting.
Previous day’s totals are subject to change as case investigations unfold or cases are reassigned to other areas.
Thursday’s geographical totals are listed below with Wednesday’s numbers in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 29 (28)
▪ Central Pierce County: 66 (60)
▪ East Pierce County: 32 (no change)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 56 (55)
▪ Frederickson: 36 (35)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 47 (48)
▪ Graham: 36 (35)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 6 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 24 (23)
▪ Lakewood: 88 (80)
▪ Parkland: 53 (51)
▪ Puyallup: 51 (49)
▪ South Hill: 63 (62)
▪ South Pierce County: 20 (no change)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 8 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 34 (32)
▪ Tacoma: 370 (360)
▪ University Place: 37 (36)
▪ Unknown: (2) (no change)
Daily reports include cases received by 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREHow we are reporting coronavirus numbers
The News Tribune reports confirmed coronavirus cases as listed by the Washington Department of Health and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in their daily updates.
The state total includes all cases submitted by county health departments by 11:59 p.m. the previous day and is updated once a day by 6 p.m. on its website. Its numbers only include the cases the health departments have reported directly to the state. In some cases, county health departments have reported cases publicly but not to the state health department by the daily deadline, leading to different totals on occasion.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department updates its total by 2 p.m. each day on its website, and consists of all new confirmed cases reported by 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
This story was originally published April 16, 2020 at 2:19 PM.
