Washington state reports 178 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death Monday
The Washington State Department of Health on Monday reported 178 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one new death.
Statewide totals are now at 18,611 cases and 1,002 deaths, up from 18,433 cases and 1,001 deaths on Sunday.
Pierce County reported eight new cases and no new deaths on Monday. It was the second day in a row without deaths in the county.
King County continues to have the highest numbers with 7,515 cases and 528 deaths. Snohomish County has 2,797 cases and 125 deaths.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only county in the state without a case. Eight other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
Washington state has conducted 289,135 coronavirus tests with 6 percent coming back positive. The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are given to patients while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
There have been 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 90,193 deaths from the virus in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published May 18, 2020 at 3:32 PM.
