Pierce County reports 34 new COVID-19 cases; county deaths reach 60
Pierce County reported 34 new COVID-19 case and two additional deaths Saturday.
The county’s totals since the virus outbreak began are now 1,668 cases and 60 deaths.
The two additional deaths reported Saturday were both Tacoma women in their 80s with underlying health conditions.
New data now reported on the county’s site assumes 873 people — or about half — of those who have contracted the virus have now recovered.
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: 38 (no change)
▪ Central Pierce County: 125 (124)
▪ East Pierce County: 48 (47)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 83 (81)
▪ Frederickson: 55 (54)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 51 (no change)
▪ Graham: 51 (50)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 7 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 41 (no change)
▪ Lakewood: 173 (169)
▪ Parkland: 88 (82)
▪ Puyallup: 114 (no change)
▪ South Hill: 87 (85)
▪ South Pierce County: 36 (34)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 19 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 56 (no change)
▪ Tacoma: 539 (527)
▪ University Place: 49 (48)
▪ Unknown: 8 (7)
Daily reports include cases received by 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
