Washington state reports 307 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths Friday
The Washington State Department of Health on Friday reported 307 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five deaths.
Pierce County reported 11 new cases and no new deaths Friday. Pierce County had a total of 73 deaths as of Friday.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 21,071 cases and 1,111 deaths, up from 20,764 cases and 1,106 deaths on Thursday.
Nineteen people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on May 21, 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 3,455 on Friday.
Washington state has conducted 348,233 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 1.7 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 102,686 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 363,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 7,949 cases and 564 deaths. Snohomish County has the second highest number of deaths at 147. Yakima County has the second highest number of cases at 3,369.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only one without a case. Seven other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
This story was originally published May 29, 2020 at 3:50 PM.
