Washington passes 24K confirmed cases of COVID-19
The Washington State Department of Health reported 312 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths Monday.
Statewide totals have reached 24,041 cases and 1,161 deaths, up from 23,729 cases and 1,159 deaths Sunday.
King County remains the hardest hit with 8,496 cases and 579 deaths, while Yakima County has 4,665 cases and 101 deaths and Snohomish County has 3,039 cases and 153 deaths.
Pierce County reported nine new cases Monday, bringing its totals to 2,059 cases and 80 deaths.
Seventeen of the state’s 39 counties have reported more than 100 cases, and 11 counties have reported at least 10 virus-related 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 29 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 31, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 3,699 on Monday.
There have been 410,290 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 8, 2020 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Washington passes 24K confirmed cases of COVID-19."
