Washington state reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health on Sunday reported 287 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths.
Statewide totals have reached 23,729 cases and 1,159 deaths, up from 23,442 cases and 1,153 deaths on Saturday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 8,457 cases and 578 deaths. Yakima County has 4,509 cases and 100 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,033 cases and 152 deaths. Pierce County reported 14 new cases and no deaths on Sunday, bringing its totals to 2,050 cases and 80 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, remains the only county without a reported case. Seven other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 32 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 13 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on May 30, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 3,669 on Sunday.
There have been 405,056 tests conducted in the state with 5.9% 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.
This story was originally published June 7, 2020 at 4:39 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths."
