Washington state reports 373 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 373 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths.
Pierce County reported 26 new cases and no new deaths Tuesday. Pierce County had a total of 83 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 26,531 cases and 1,231 deaths, up from 26,158 cases and 1,221 deaths on Monday.
Twenty-three people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on June 8, the most recent date with complete data. March 23 saw 89 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 3,915 on Tuesday.
Washington state has conducted 480,026 coronavirus tests, with 5.5 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 2.1 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 116,843 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 440,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 8,850 cases and 595 deaths. Snohomish County has the second highest number of deaths at 158. Yakima County has the second highest number of cases at 5,597.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only one without a case. Six other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
This story was originally published June 16, 2020 at 5:11 PM.
