Washington state reports 455 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health on Sunday reported 455 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths.
Statewide totals have reached 28,680 cases and 1,270 deaths, up from 28,225 cases and 1,265 deaths on Saturday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 9,211 cases and 600 deaths. Yakima County has 6,283 cases and 138 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,237 cases and 163 deaths. Pierce County reported 29 new cases and no deaths on Sunday, bringing its totals to2,284 cases and 84 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, remains the only county without a reported case. Six other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 30 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 160 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on June 13, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 4,049 on Sunday.
There have been 474,938 tests conducted in the state with 6.0% 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 21, 2020 at 6:12 PM.
