Washington state reports 275 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths Monday
The Washington State Department of Health on Monday reported 275 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths.
Pierce County reported eight new cases and no new deaths Monday. Pierce County had a total of 73 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Monday.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 21,977 cases and 1,124 deaths, up from 21,702 cases and 1,118 deaths on Sunday.
Twenty-three people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on May 23, 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 3,517 on Monday.
Washington state has conducted 365,272 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 more than 1.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 105,003 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 374,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 8,123 cases and 569 deaths. Snohomish County has the second highest number of deaths at 149. Yakima County has the second highest number of cases at 3,749.
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 June 1, 2020 at 4:25 PM.
