Washington state reports 200 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health reported 200 new COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths Tuesday.
Statewide case totals have reached 18,811, while the state’s death toll is now at 1,031.
King County continues to have the highest numbers, reporting 7,565 cases and 534 deaths. Snohomish County has reached 2,818 cases and 132 deaths, and Yakima County has reached 2,444 cases and 81 deaths.
Pierce County reported 20 new cases and two additional deaths Tuesday — a Puyallup man in his 80s and a Tacoma man in his 70s, both with underlying health conditions — bringing its totals to 1,821 cases and 70 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, all but Garfield County have reported cases, with Benton (652), Chelan (182), Clark (391), Douglas (130), Franklin (464), Grant (186), Island (176), King (7,565), Kitsap (161), Pierce (1,821), Skagit (426), Snohomish (2,818), Spokane (411), Thurston (124), Walla Walla (106), Whatcom (359) and Yakima (2,444) all reporting more than 100 cases.
Twenty-four counties have reported at least one virus-related death. All but five of those counties have reported multiple deaths, with Benton (58), Clark (22), Franklin (18), Island (10), King (534), Pierce (70), Skagit (15), Snohomish (132), Spokane (31), Whatcom (36) and Yakima (81) all reporting at least 10.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday 10 of the state’s counties are eligible to apply for variance to move to Phase 2 of the Washington’s reopening plan, including Adams, Clallam, Clark, Island, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, San Juan, Spokane and Thurston.
“This is really something we ought to feel good about in the state of Washington — the ability of people going back to work, the ability of people going back to restaurants after this most difficult time of economic anxiety and social distress,” Inslee said during a press conference.
The state DOH has already approved the applications of 10 other counties to move into Phase 2, including Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Lincoln, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Stevens, Wahkiakum, and Whitman.
Grays Harbor and Jefferson are also eligible, but haven’t applied.
There are 52 cases and one death that have not been assigned to a county.
There have been 293,120 tests completed in Washington, with positive results now at 6.4%.
This story was originally published May 19, 2020 at 4:18 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 200 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths."
