Washington state’s COVID-19 case total now at 12,753 with 711 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health on Thursday reported 259 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 additional deaths.
The statewide total is now at 12,753 cases with 711 deaths, meaning 5.6 percent of confirmed cases have resulted in death.
DOH also reported that 153,376 tests have now been given in Washington with 8.3 percent coming back positive.
Individual county numbers from the counties’ websites showed the following:
▪ King County continues to be the hardest hit with 5,569 cases and 384 deaths, with 120 new cases reported Thursday.
▪ Snohomish County has 2,240 confirmed cases and 98 deaths.
▪ Pierce County on Thursday reported 1,262 cases and 44 deaths.
There are 134 cases that haven’t been assigned a county.
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 5:57 PM.
