Pierce County reports 23 new COVID-19 cases
Pierce County reported 23 new cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 1,164 cases and 29 deaths. Two cases were reassigned to another county.
Tacoma’s total case numbers (396) and deaths (9) are the highest in the county.
On Saturday, the county confirmed 57 new cases — its highest single-day total since reporting 65 new cases on April 4.
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.
Sunday’s geographical totals are listed below with Saturday’s totals in parenthesis:
▪ Bonney Lake: 32 (no change)
▪ Central Pierce County: 94 (95)
▪ East Pierce County: 35 (34)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 63 (no change)
▪ Frederickson: 40 (no change)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 50 (48)
▪ Graham: 38 (no change)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 6 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 28 (25)
▪ Lakewood: 97 (94)
▪ Parkland: 56 (54)
▪ Puyallup: 55 (53)
▪ South Hill: 66 (65)
▪ South Pierce County: 22 (21)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 9 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 36 (35)
▪ Tacoma: 396 (390)
▪ University Place: 38 (no change)
▪ Unknown: 3 (no change)
This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 2:41 PM.
