Pierce County reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; Tacoma nearing 500 cases
Pierce County reported 27 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing its total to 1,484.
The county also reported one additional death — a Tacoma woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions — and has now reported 52 deaths related to COVID-19 since the outbreak began.
It was the first death reported in the county since Tuesday.
Ten of the county’s geographical areas reported at least one new case, with Tacoma, which is now at 496 cases, reporting nine. Tacoma has also reported the most deaths in the county with 16.
The county is now also reporting case information for long-term care facilities on its interactive map. According to the map, six care facilities in the county account for between 181-185 of the total cases, or about 12%.
Daily case totals can change as the county receives new information about cases, finds duplicate data or is assigned cases that were originally attributed to other counties. The health department has released a statement on delays in data posting.
Saturday’s geographical totals are listed below with Friday’s numbers in parenthesis:
▪ Bonney Lake: 36 (no change)
▪ Central Pierce County: 112 (110)
▪ East Pierce County: 42 (40)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 78 (77)
▪ Frederickson: 50 (no change)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 50 (no change)
▪ Graham: 48 (45)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 7 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 38 (no change)
▪ Lakewood: 146 (144)
▪ Parkland: 78 (76)
▪ Puyallup: 74 (70)
▪ South Hill: 76 (no change)
▪ South Pierce County: 33 (32)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 17 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 49 (48)
▪ Tacoma: 496 (487)
▪ University Place: 48 (no change)
▪ Unknown: 6 (no change)
Daily reports include cases received by 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
This story was originally published May 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM.
