Pierce County reports highest single-day COVID-19 case total in 2 weeks
Pierce County confirmed 57 new COVID-19 cases Saturday — its highest single-day total since reporting 65 new cases on April 4 — bringing its total cases to 1,143.
Nearly half of the newly confirmed cases (26) were reported from the Central Pierce County area.
The county also reported the death of a Tacoma woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions, and has reported 29 virus-related deaths since the outbreak began.
Tacoma’s total case numbers (390) and deaths (nine) are the highest in the county.
Daily case totals can change as the county receives new information about cases, finds duplicate data or is assigned cases that were originally attributed to other counties. The health department has released a statement on delays in data posting.
Saturday’s geographical totals are listed below with Friday’s totals in parenthesis:
▪ Bonney Lake: 32 (29)
▪ Central Pierce County: 95 (69)
▪ East Pierce County: 34 (32)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 63 (59)
▪ Frederickson: 40 (38)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 48 (47)
▪ Graham: 38 (37)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 6 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 25 (24)
▪ Lakewood: 94 (92)
▪ Parkland: 54 (55)
▪ Puyallup: 53 (52)
▪ South Hill: 65 (no change)
▪ South Pierce County: 21 (20)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 9 (8)
▪ Spanaway: 35 (34)
▪ Tacoma: 390 (379)
▪ University Place: 38 (37)
▪ Unknown: 3 (2)
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 18, 2020 at 1:39 PM.
