‘Data cleaning’ reduces number of COVID-19 cases in Washington state
The Washington State Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases dropped on Sunday after “data cleaning” on Saturday night removed 190 cases that were discovered to be out of state residents.
The state also reported 10 additional deaths. The case total is now 11,790 with 634 deaths. DOH reported 11,802 confirmed cases and 624 deaths on Saturday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 5,135 cases and 346 deaths. Snohomish County has 2,101 cases and 94 deaths while Pierce County reported 1,164 cases and 29 deaths. There are 159 cases that haven’t been assigned a county.
DOH reported that 138,642 tests have now been given in Washington with 8.5% coming back positive.
This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 5:42 PM.
