Washington state reports 182 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths Wednesday
The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths.
Statewide totals are now at 17,512 cases and 975 deaths, up from 17,330 cases and 962 deaths on Tuesday.
Pierce County reported five new cases but no new deaths on Wednesday.
King County continues to have the highest numbers with 7,212 cases and 518 deaths. Snohomish County has 2,720 cases and 121 deaths.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only county in the state without a case. Eight other counties are reporting less than 10 cases each.
Washington state has now conducted 261,080 tests with 6.7 percent coming back positive.
There have been 1,388,936 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 83,791 deaths from the virus in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published May 13, 2020 at 4:24 PM.
