Washington state reports 225 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths Wednesday
NOTE: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect daily case total.
The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 225 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths.
Pierce County reported 16 new cases and one new death Wednesday. Pierce County had a total of 72 deaths as of Wednesday.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 20,406 cases and 1,095 deaths, up from 20,181 cases and 1,078 deaths on Tuesday.
Twenty-two people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on May 18, the most recent date with complete data. March 23 saw 88 admittances, the highest number to date during the pandemic.
The total number of people who have been hospitalized in Washington state with a confirmed case of COVID-19 stood at 3,338 on Wednesday.
Washington state has conducted 332,791 coronavirus tests, with 6.1 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 more than 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 100,047 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 353,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 7,863 cases and 559 deaths. Snohomish County has 2,927 cases and 145 deaths.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only one in the state without a case. Seven other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
This story was originally published May 27, 2020 at 4:19 PM.
