Pierce County now at 1,531 COVID-19 cases; Tacoma surpasses 500
Pierce County on Monday reported 32 new COVID-19 cases and reassigned one case to another county. There were no new deaths, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
The county now has a total of 1,531 cases and 52 deaths. Tacoma has more than 500 cases, Lakewood has 150 and Central Pierce County is at 117 since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Daily case totals can change as the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department receives new information. Adjustments can include correcting duplicate data, assigning a case to another county or learning a test was a false positive.
Monday’s geographical totals are listed below with Sunday’s numbers in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 37 (36)
▪ Central Pierce County: 117 (113)
▪ East Pierce County: 43 (42)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 79 (78)
▪ Frederickson: 52 (50)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 50 (no change)
▪ Graham: 49 (48)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 7 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 38 (39)
▪ Lakewood: 150 (146)
▪ Parkland: 79 (no change)
▪ Puyallup: 81 (77)
▪ South Hill: 83 (no change)
▪ South Pierce County: 33 (no change)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 18 (17)
▪ Spanaway: 52 (50)
▪ Tacoma: 507 (498)
▪ University Place: 48 (no change)
▪ Unknown: 8 (6)
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 May 4, 2020 at 2:21 PM.
