Pierce County sees 39 new COVID-19 cases; new estimate of people who’ve recovered
Pierce County on Wednesday saw 39 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths.
The county’s total for cases now is 1,591 with 54 deaths, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
The county’s COVID-19 tracking page unveiled a redesigned look on Wednesday, listing the number of assumed recovered cases (756) and estimated active confirmed cases (835) for Pierce County.
More details on the changes are listed on the health department’s blog.
Hospitalizations were marginally up over last week, 25 vs. 24 the previous week, but both still markedly lower than early April, which registered 46.
According to the state Department of Health’s COVID-19 data dashboard, there have been 16,114 tests run on Pierce County residents, with 8.9 percent positive. That data lags the county reporting on case totals.
On Wednesday, the county reported 318 cases at congregate care facilities, up from 266 last week.
Cases at care facilities among residents and staff as of Wednesday are listed with previous week’s totals in parentheses. The Other Facilities listing includes sites with fewer than 10 cases or fewer than 30 beds. It also includes homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and rehabilitation centers.
▪ Heartwood Extended Health Care, Tacoma: 70 (69)
▪ Alpha Cottages (Gibraltar Assisted Living), Central Pierce County: 37 (no change)
▪ Avamere Puget Sound Transitional Care, Tacoma: 34 (no change)
▪ Lindon Grove, Puyallup: 32
▪ Orchard Park Health and Rehab Center, Tacoma, 19 (18)
▪ Pioneer Place Memory Haven, Central Pierce County: 17 (16)
▪ The Cottages at Edgewood, Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 14 (13)
▪ People’s Retirement Center, Tacoma: 13
▪ Other facilities, multiple areas: 82 (79)
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 for the coronavirus was a false positive.
Wednesday’s geographical totals are listed below with Tuesday’s numbers in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 38 (37)
▪ Central Pierce County: 120 (118)
▪ East Pierce County: 45 (no change)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 81 (80)
▪ Frederickson: 53 (no change)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 50 (no change)
▪ Graham: 49 (no change)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 7 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 39 (38)
▪ Lakewood: 163 (158)
▪ Parkland: 80 (79)
▪ Puyallup: 103 (87)
▪ South Hill: 84 (no change)
▪ South Pierce County: 34 (no change)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 18 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 54 (53)
▪ Tacoma: 518 (507)
▪ University Place: 48 (no change)
▪ Unknown: 7 (no change)
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 6, 2020 at 2:49 PM.
