Washington state reports 14,327 COVID-19 cases, 814 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health reported 257 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths Thursday.
Statewide case totals have reached 14,327, while the state’s death toll is now at 814, up from 14,070 cases and 801 deaths Wednesday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit, reporting 6,207 cases and 447 deaths. Snohomish County has reached 2,433 cases and 108 deaths, and Pierce County is reporting 1,430 cases and 51 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, all but Garfield County have reported cases, with Benton (430), Chelan (108), Clark (321), Franklin (279), Grant (159), Island (168), King (6,207), Kitsap (149), Pierce (1,430), Skagit (329), Snohomish (2,433), Spokane (357), Thurston (105), Whatcom (302) and Yakima (1,128) all reporting more than 100 cases.
Twenty-two counties have reported at least one virus-related death. All but five of those counties have reported multiple deaths, with Benton (41), Clark (19), King (447), Pierce (51), Skagit (13), Snohomish (108), Spokane (21), Whatcom (28) and Yakima (47) all reporting more than 10.
There are 60 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There have been 193,981 tests completed in Washington, with positive results at 7.4%.
The DOH is also now reporting downloadable datasets that break down cases and deaths by week, county and age. These datasets are updated each Sunday.
Preliminary data on total hospitalizations for confirmed cases — broken down by admission date, date of illness onset, age, sex and race and ethnicity — are also now available.
This story was originally published April 30, 2020 at 4:38 PM.
