Washington state reporting 12,977 COVID-19 cases, 723 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health reported 224 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths Friday.
Statewide case totals have reached 12,977, while the state’s death toll is now at 723, up from 12,753 cases and 711 deaths Thursday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit, reporting 5,637 cases and 393 deaths, while Snohomish County has reached 2,243 cases and 102 deaths, and Pierce County is reporting 1,287 cases and 47 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, all but Garfield County have reported cases, with Benton (383), Clark (293), Franklin (239), Grant (149), Island (160), King (5,637), Kitsap (143), Pierce (1,287), Skagit (283), Snohomish (2,243), Spokane (330), Whatcom (282) and Yakima (923) all reporting more than 100 cases.
Twenty counties have reported at least one virus-related death. All but four of those counties have reported multiple deaths, with Benton (36), Clark (16), King (393), Pierce (47), Skagit (10), Snohomish (102), Spokane (19), Whatcom (27) and Yakima (43) all reporting at least 10.
There are 100 cases and one death that have not been assigned to a county.
There have been 160,324 people tested in Washington, with positive cases at 8.1%.
This story was originally published April 24, 2020 at 7:06 PM.
