27 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths for Pierce County
Pierce County on Thursday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
One case also was reassigned to another county, putting the county’s total now at 1,262 cases and 44 deaths.
The new deaths include a Puyallup man in his 90s; a Central Pierce County woman in her 80s; a Lakewood man in his 60s; and a Spanaway man in his 50s. All had underlying health conditions.
Previous day’s totals are subject to change as case investigations unfold or cases are reassigned to other areas. On some days, the individual counts do not add up to the day’s official total. The health department only reports cases in geographic areas with populations greater than 20,000 people.
The county has not been reporting test result numbers or rates, previously citing delays with the state data reporting system.
Thursday’s geographical totals are listed below with Wednesday’s totals in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 33 (no change)
▪ Central Pierce County: 97 (96)
▪ East Pierce County: 36 (no change)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 68 (67)
▪ Frederickson: 44 (43)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 50 (no change)
▪ Graham: 41 (39)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 7 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 34 (no change)
▪ Lakewood: 114 (110)
▪ Parkland: 59 (no change)
▪ Puyallup: 60 (no change)
▪ South Hill: 70 (69)
▪ South Pierce County: 25 (23)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 16 (15)
▪ Spanaway: 40 (39)
▪ Tacoma: 424 (412)
▪ University Place: 41 (no change)
▪ Unknown: 3 (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 23, 2020 at 2:13 PM.
