Washington state reports 160 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths Wednesday
The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 160 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 18,971 cases and 1,037 deaths, up from 18,811 cases and 1,031 deaths on Tuesday.
Pierce County reported 10 new cases and one new death Wednesday.
Hospitalizations for people with COVID-19 continue to decline. On May 10, the most recent date for which data was available, 175 people were hospitalized with the disease. On March 22, 561 coronavirus patients were reported to be in hospitals — the highest number to date.
There have been more than 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 93,439 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Wednesday night, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 328,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
